House Republicans revolt on FISA, rejecting Trump’s demand

Some House Republicans stood up to President Trump in a vote to renew a controversial surveillance program without any changes. Members of the conservative Freedom Caucus demanded better protections for Americans whose communications could get swept up in warrantless surveillance by U-S spy agencies. But President Trump demanded Republican unity in supporting the law’s renewal without revisions. A middle-of-the-night attempt by House Speaker Johnson to push the bill through failed. In the end, the House approved a temporary, two-week extension of FISA, which was supported by the Senate.