Trump's Capitol meeting over Iran vote turns tense
The president clashed with Senate Republicans after scrapping a bill signing and confronting resistance tied to an Iran war vote.
Daniel Forsythe
Writer ·
President Donald Trump held a tense meeting with Senate Republicans after cancelling a bill signing and running into resistance linked to a vote on war powers over Iran.
Background
The episode exposed strains within the governing party over the limits of presidential authority on military action, the timing of key legislation and how the administration manages its public message.
Debates over congressional control of war powers have long been a flashpoint in Washington, and the Iran question has sharpened those tensions.
What happens next
How Trump manages the rift with his own senators could shape the fate of the contested legislation and the wider direction of policy on Iran.
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