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Senate Republicans hold new vote on war powers after Trump berated them at Capitol meeting
- President Trump loudly berated Senate Republicans at a closed-door lunch for opposing his Iran war, calling some “losers” and singling out Sen. Bill Cassidy.
- After a White House briefing from Vice President JD Vance and envoy Steve Witkoff, Cassidy switched his vote and the Senate rejected a separate war-powers resolution late Wednesday.
- Trump also held up a bipartisan housing bill, pressing senators to back his proof-of-citizenship voting measure — a move that deepened GOP tensions ahead of the midterms.
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