House Speaker Mike Johnson faced a conservative revolt as Republicans, influenced by Donald Trump, blocked a bill to reauthorize the FISA surveillance program. The defeat of the procedural vote led to uncertainty over the program's future, with Johnson planning a new strategy.
House Passes FISA Reauthorization As Mike Johnson Fends Off MAGA Revolt https://t.co/8oGfuQWDB5
The House has voted to reauthorize FISA, a controversial government spy power — capping off months of bitter GOP infighting and pushback of Speaker Johnson. https://t.co/tIImt1PxLO
The House passed a controversial spying bill after Speaker Mike Johnson made changes to overcome last-minute opposition from Donald Trump https://t.co/EIjptgVB3g https://t.co/EIjptgVB3g
House Republicans on Friday advanced a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a 2nd attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor. https://t.co/7WB7niuz3g
The House on Friday advanced a bill to renew the government's chief spying powers, recovering from a major hiccup earlier in the week when Republicans tanked the legislation. https://t.co/INQFl8Lnwr
House Republicans on Friday advanced a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor: https://t.co/0W4A8pQija
The House voted to push FISA authorization through a key procedural roadblock after failing to do so earlier this week due to opposition from hardline conservatives. | @jameslynch32 https://t.co/KSOqcoRRrh
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he opposed FISA before becoming Speaker bc he saw literally thousands of FBI abuses of it. But after a classified briefing once he became Speaker, he learned that Federal Investigators Stalking Americans is a good thing. He Learned From The Blob. https://t.co/oGoQf2M5Z0
House Republicans on Friday advanced a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor. https://t.co/1MRo0RjJZf
BREAKING: House passes FISA after Mike Johnson endorsement https://t.co/wlkFQoUESc https://t.co/wlkFQoUESc
The House has advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of the legislation from moving forward: https://t.co/nLex3BJw6X #fox44tx
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: HOUSE ADVANCES REVISED FISA BILL After a floor revolt, the House moved forward with a revised FISA bill, setting the stage for a final vote. The new version, valid for two years, includes reforms to U.S. warrantless surveillance powers. Vote was 213-208. The… https://t.co/hTIJQeCfuo https://t.co/ir1hC7aeYS
#BREAKING: The House advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of the legislation from moving forward. https://t.co/zbSDdxZrax
House Republicans push for revised surveillance program reauthorization amidst party discord https://t.co/Unqz2sgNBy https://t.co/Zd3Gs425TM
Speaker Mike Johnson retools FISA renewal, tees up Friday vote https://t.co/Dydm8ANsdT https://t.co/OaC0ofXRKf
The House Rules Committee advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority, sending the measure to the floor one day after a band of Republicans blocked consideration of a previous version of the legislation. https://t.co/pk4qjQwFIl
Speaker Mike Johnson retools FISA renewal, schedules new vote https://t.co/GslKaDO2uv https://t.co/86BWLQeNEr
The battle over the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is highlighting the evolution of Speaker Mike Johnson, a onetime critic of the foreign spy program who’s now fighting to usher its renewal through his warring GOP conference. https://t.co/O6Bqtv7GA0
Speaker Mike Johnson retools FISA renewal, tees up Friday vote - https://t.co/6SF31ky6aA
Speaker Mike Johnson on reversing support for FISA: "When I was a member of the Judiciary I saw the abuses of the FBI, hundreds of thousands of abuses. And then I became Speaker and got the confidential briefing to understand how important it is for national security."…
Speaker Johnson on his FISA flip flop: “When I was a member of the Judiciary I saw the abuses of the FBI, hundreds of thousands of abuses. And then I became Speaker and got the confidential briefing to understand how important it is for national security.” https://t.co/b5eqOTXANU
YOUR REACTION: Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) says he now supports a bill to spy on Americans without a warrant, contrary to his previous stance, because he was persuaded during classified briefings. WATCH https://t.co/WwAEYobuRS
A group of Republican House members rebelled against GOP leadership and blocked the extension of a controversial surveillance law in a further blow to embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson. https://t.co/TcCrTwCHQt
Nineteen Republicans joined Democrats in the House to block floor consideration of legislation Wednesday that would have extended controversial, expiring surveillance powers. https://t.co/WZCT0XF3z4 https://t.co/xI4nrsRTXX
House Speaker Mike Johnson once wanted to add a warrant requirement to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before switching his position -- a switch that this week helped derail the renewal of the spying law. https://t.co/dXmEEnnXUO
Speaker Mike Johnson explains his flip-flop on warrants for FISA spying on Americans https://t.co/0Qsg4Y3ZHd
House Conservatives Tank FISA Vote In Blow To Speaker Mike Johnson https://t.co/xqDOBBZHCW
House conservatives tank FISA vote in blow to Speaker Mike Johnson https://t.co/Wg65TsWJtt
Conservatives deal another blow to Speaker Johnson, defeating FISA rule after Trump push https://t.co/psH65iEVQi
A key procedural vote on a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed on the House floor, another sign of Republican infighting under Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership. https://t.co/SQOUrmQPns
JUST IN: Defiant Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) after Republicans and Trump defeated a procedural rule necessary to reauthorize bill to spy on Americans without requiring a warrant, says, “We will regroup and reformulate another plan. We cannot allow section 702 advisor… https://t.co/EAWtc6yJ7a
House Conservatives Tank FISA Bill in Blow to Speaker Johnson https://t.co/tbjPLeDkcU
A bill that would reauthorize FISA, a crucial national security surveillance program, was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt in the House, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty amid a looming deadline. https://t.co/jborliW35M
Speaker Mike Johnson’s message to Trump: FISA overhaul would ‘kill the abuses’ of FBI, intel agencies https://t.co/mza8YSEnUl https://t.co/i0WlkRQY1S
A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty amid a looming deadline. https://t.co/I3aCveVylL
BREAKING: The House just blocked a vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA, the "crown jewel" of US surveillance powers, thanks to a group of Republican defectors who appear to have voted in response to Trump posting "Kill FISA" to Truth Social: https://t.co/4zvTTFbKHW
The US House of Representatives voted to block the reauthorization a controversial domestic surveillance program in a procedural move on Wednesday, leaving it in limbo ahead of an April 19 expiration date. https://t.co/o3PqtqQW4H
GOP revolts against Mike Johnson, tanks vote on FISA spy bill https://t.co/eQnWZtTTs7
House Speaker Mike Johnson is dealt another blow with the defeat of a procedural vote after Donald Trump called on Republicans to kill a surveillance bill https://t.co/OBMliazYLX
House Speaker Mike Johnson was dealt another blow, after a handful of holdout Republicans egged on by Donald Trump derailed passage of a critical but controversial national-security spying law https://t.co/KbcNVoTFuG
Trump allies defy Speaker Mike Johnson and TANK reauthorization of controversial spy tool https://t.co/lhOGbWOrMX https://t.co/bKRvPcVXMI
#BREAKING: A group of House Republicans tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, leaving the chamber scrambling on how to address the important spy tool. https://t.co/kmweHyqPbn