Senate GOP Rejects War Powers Resolution After Trump’s Fiery Meeting

Four Republicans — Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rand Paul of Kentucky — had crossed party lines on Tuesday, joining nearly all Democrats.

By Wednesday night, Cassidy and others shifted, delivering a clear victory for the president’s authority as commander-in-chief.

The dramatic turnaround followed a heated lunchtime meeting in which Trump berated senators for undermining his negotiations with Tehran.

According to multiple accounts, Trump singled out Cassidy, exchanging sharp words in a confrontation that escalated when