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Trump clashes with GOP Senators

Thursday, June 25

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Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Thursday, from voices raised in a closed-door meeting with the president.

Trump's meeting on Capitol Hill

President Donald Trump battled with Senate Republicans during a closed-door meeting yesterday on Capitol Hill, just hours after he abruptly canceled signing a landmark housing affordability legislation.

Voices were raised and tempers ran high, dividing GOP lawmakers over the Iran war and a major election reform bill called the SAVE America Act, multiple attendees told reporters. Before the sit-down, Trump told lawmakers the SAVE America Act is more important than the bipartisan housing bill.

Trump told reporters after his Senate meeting that their talk went "great." Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, said he lost his temper with the president over the Iran war.

"You have not told the American people what is going on," Cassidy said he told Trump.

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World

7.1 quake hits Venezuela

People react as they gather after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Gaby Oraa, REUTERS

Early Thursday, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez warned that the death toll is expected to climb as rescuers continue searching through the rubble after a massive earthquake slammed Venezuela.

Health & Wellness

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