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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him

Cassidy defended his Iran war powers vote in a confrontation with Trump, then voted against a later resolution after receiving a briefing.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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After President Donald Trump confronted Republican senators over the Iran war, the Senate rejected a second war powers resolution, 47-50-1. The clash also deepened tensions over Trump’s demand that lawmakers pass a proof-of-citizenship voting bill before he signs a bipartisan housing measure.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war vote

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President confronting Republican senators over the Iran war and other priorities

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to speak at a Republican luncheon

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who communicated with Trump and discussed the voting and housing bills

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who criticized Trump’s position on the housing bill

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice president who briefed Cassidy on the Iran war

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who warned that Republicans were not aligned

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted present on the later Iran war powers resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Steve Witkoff, Special envoy who briefed Cassidy on the Iran war

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Trump Meets Senate Republicans After Canceling Housing Bill Ceremony

Trump met Senate Republicans at the Capitol, where Cassidy defended his vote to limit presidential war powers over Iran. Trump also canceled a planned housing-bill signing while pressing lawmakers to pass a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Left-leaning outlets foreground Cassidy’s confrontation with Trump over Iran, though The Daily Beast dramatizes his challenge more than Daily Kos. Center outlets cover the same dispute in mostly reportorial terms, with varying emphasis on the Iran vote, Trump’s voting-bill demand and the housing signing.

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