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Edited By BRIDGET BROWN, MICHAEL WARREN, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA and AISHA I. JEFFERSON
Updated 2:43 PM CDT, June 24, 2026
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49 min ago
“At which point, as I recall, he did not particularly care for my comments,” Cassidy said. “Raised his voice. I lost my temper. That’s not appropriate. It’s the Irish in me. But I again matched his tone and his volume.”
After someone in the room encouraged Cassidy to sit down, the senator said he agreed and sought to de-escalate the situation.
“I guess my point is, though, that the American people need to know more than we are being told,” Cassidy added.
The back-and-forth is a remarkable exchange between a Republican senator and the president of his own party. It comes after Trump backed a challenger who defeated Cassidy in his primary last month, a loss that the senator said the president brought up during the meeting.
56 min ago
Sen. Bill Cassidy said his standoff with Trump began when the president asked why anyone would support the war powers resolution that passed the Senate on Tuesday.
“I said, ‘Is that a rhetorical question or would you really like to know?’” the Louisiana Republican told reporters on Capitol Hill after Trump’s private lunch with the Senate GOP ended.
Cassidy said the president wanted an explanation.
“I stood and said, ‘You have not told the American people what’s going on,’” Cassidy said. “This is supposed to last four weeks. It’s lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved.”
Cassidy said he told the president he would continue voting for the war powers resolution until he received a briefing from the administration.
1:38 PM CDT
Olympian Jessie Diggins visited Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand Wednesday to advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet.
America’s most decorated cross-country skier is part of “Protect Our Winters,” an athlete-driven environmental group that sent a coalition to Washington to meet with lawmakers Tuesday and Wednesday. The group is most concerned with how the Environmental Protection Agency has weakened key climate, water and pollution regulations since Trump returned to office.
“I don’t want to stick my head in the sand and ignore the world burning,” Diggins said in an interview. “I feel like I have a responsibility to use my voice to advocate for change.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has said the agency will save trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and hidden taxes, to make the cost of living more affordable and reignite domestic manufacturing.
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12:23 PM CDT
The president is on Capitol Hill meeting with Senate Republicans hours after pulling back on plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill.
12:22 PM CDT
A federal judge has permanently barred Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections.
His order included provisions that would have required people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and would have prevented mail ballots from being counted if they were received after Election Day.
The ruling on Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper effectively makes permanent a preliminary order she issued a year ago.
Live updates: Trump holds tense meeting with GOP senators as he presses for voting bill
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | June 24, 2026
Edited By BRIDGET BROWN, MICHAEL WARREN, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA and AISHA I. JEFFERSON
Updated 2:43 PM CDT, June 24, 2026
Here’s what we’re following:
- President Donald Trump held a tense meeting with Senate Republicans at the Capitol on Wednesday after he abruptly canceled the signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill that GOP lawmakers hoped would win over voters on affordability ahead of the November midterm elections.
- Trump insisted he won’t sign the bill until the Senate moves his voting legislation to require proof of citizenship for all voters, even though it doesn’t have enough support to pass. The move caps off weeks of friction with the Republican majorities in Congress, marked by lawmakers’ increasing frustration with Trump’s diversions from the party’s agenda and his unclear Iran war strategy.
- Separately on Wednesday, a federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing most of his sweeping executive order to overhaul elections in the U.S. The judge agreed that the states and Congress have constitutional authority over elections, deeming Trump’s requirements a violation of the separation of powers.
- Trump also has a face-to-face Wednesday with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, two weeks ahead of the annual summit of the military alliance, as the Pentagon reviews the U.S. military footprint in Europe.
49 min ago
GOP Sen. Cassidy says he’ll back war powers resolution until Trump team briefs him
By STEVEN SLOAN“At which point, as I recall, he did not particularly care for my comments,” Cassidy said. “Raised his voice. I lost my temper. That’s not appropriate. It’s the Irish in me. But I again matched his tone and his volume.”
After someone in the room encouraged Cassidy to sit down, the senator said he agreed and sought to de-escalate the situation.
“I guess my point is, though, that the American people need to know more than we are being told,” Cassidy added.
The back-and-forth is a remarkable exchange between a Republican senator and the president of his own party. It comes after Trump backed a challenger who defeated Cassidy in his primary last month, a loss that the senator said the president brought up during the meeting.
56 min ago
Cassidy describes tense encounter with Trump
By STEVEN SLOANSen. Bill Cassidy said his standoff with Trump began when the president asked why anyone would support the war powers resolution that passed the Senate on Tuesday.
“I said, ‘Is that a rhetorical question or would you really like to know?’” the Louisiana Republican told reporters on Capitol Hill after Trump’s private lunch with the Senate GOP ended.
Cassidy said the president wanted an explanation.
“I stood and said, ‘You have not told the American people what’s going on,’” Cassidy said. “This is supposed to last four weeks. It’s lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved.”
Cassidy said he told the president he would continue voting for the war powers resolution until he received a briefing from the administration.
1:38 PM CDT
In visit to Capitol, Jessie Diggins and other Olympians push for climate change solutions
By JENNIFER McDERMOTTOlympian Jessie Diggins visited Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand Wednesday to advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet.
America’s most decorated cross-country skier is part of “Protect Our Winters,” an athlete-driven environmental group that sent a coalition to Washington to meet with lawmakers Tuesday and Wednesday. The group is most concerned with how the Environmental Protection Agency has weakened key climate, water and pollution regulations since Trump returned to office.
“I don’t want to stick my head in the sand and ignore the world burning,” Diggins said in an interview. “I feel like I have a responsibility to use my voice to advocate for change.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has said the agency will save trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and hidden taxes, to make the cost of living more affordable and reignite domestic manufacturing.
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12:23 PM CDT
Trump arrives at Capitol
By STEVEN SLOANThe president is on Capitol Hill meeting with Senate Republicans hours after pulling back on plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill.
12:22 PM CDT
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, MICHAEL CASEYA federal judge has permanently barred Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections.
His order included provisions that would have required people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and would have prevented mail ballots from being counted if they were received after Election Day.
The ruling on Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper effectively makes permanent a preliminary order she issued a year ago.
