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Trump arrives at Capitol to meet with Senate GOP after calling off signing ceremony for housing bill

Cassidy defended his vote during a confrontation with Trump, then voted against a separate war powers resolution after receiving a White House briefing.

Trump arrives at Capitol to meet with Senate GOP after calling off signing ceremony for housing bill
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President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Senate Republicans over the Iran war and a proof-of-citizenship voting bill deepened tensions, while a late-night Senate vote rejected a war powers resolution. Trump also called off a signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill, demanding that Republicans send him the voting bill first.

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

Louisiana senator who defended his war powers vote and later voted against a separate resolution

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who confronted Senate Republicans over the Iran war and conditioned signing a housing bill on action on a voting bill

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who invited Trump to speak at a GOP luncheon

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

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

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 said Republicans needed to unify before the midterm elections

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted present on the late-night war powers resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Steve Witkoff, Special envoy who joined the White House briefing for Cassidy

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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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