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

Trump berated senators over their Iran war-powers votes and linked his support for a housing bill to passage of his voting bill.

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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President Trump confronted Republican senators over their Iran war-powers votes and pressed them to pass the SAVE America Act, while tying his support for a bipartisan housing bill to that demand. The Senate later rejected a separate war-powers resolution, with Bill Cassidy and Rand Paul changing their positions from the earlier vote.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who confronted Senate Republicans and pressed them to pass the SAVE America Act

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war-powers vote

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to address a Republican luncheon

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who spoke with Trump and discussed the prospects for the voting bill

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who criticized Trump’s condition on signing 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 ahead of the midterm elections

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 With Republican Senators Over Iran War-Powers Vote

Trump met with Senate Republicans and clashed with Bill Cassidy over Iran war powers. Cassidy and Rand Paul later changed their positions, and the Senate rejected a subsequent measure. Left-leaning outlets frame the vote changes as capitulation to Trump’s pressure and focus on his treatment of Cassidy. Center outlets emphasize a tense GOP dispute over Iran and congressional information, also noting Trump’s demands on housing and voting bills. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump’s push for action; some present the vote reversal as a win for him, while another faults Senate Republicans for delaying his voting bill.

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