US House rushes to vote for renewing controversial surveillance tool
Speaker Mike Johnson backed a five-year extension of the FISA program despite previously supporting a clean renewal requested by Donald Trump.
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Speaker Mike Johnson backed a five-year extension of the FISA program despite previously supporting a clean renewal requested by Donald Trump.
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The US House is moving toward a middle-of-the-night vote to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for five years, amid internal Republican disagreements and concerns over civil liberties.
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Outlets across the spectrum characterize the failed vote as a major legislative setback for Speaker Mike Johnson, highlighting his struggle to unify a fractured caucus. While Axios and The New York Times focus on the procedural "revolt" by libertarian-leaning members, far-right sources like Next News Network frame Johnson’s efforts as a betrayal or "caving to the Deep State." There is broad agreement that this internal deadlock forced a chaotic shift to a 10-day stopgap extension.
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