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https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/22/congress/gop-still-seeking-fisa-fix-00887784Tensions are continuing to rise inside the House GOP Conference as Republican leaders race to land a backup plan in the coming hours to reauthorize a controversial spy powers program.
Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Wednesday afternoon that he’s “targeting tomorrow” for release of an updated proposal for extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. “It’s coming along well.”
It comes as Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned Wednesday that the House would need to file the bill by the end of this week to give his chamber time to act on the legislation ahead of the April 30 deadline. He previously suggested the Senate would take over FISA negotiations if the House couldn’t reach a deal.
The scramble is also taking place amid consternation from some House Republicans that Johnson, in a desperate bid to get an agreement, isn’t taking their demands for a warrant requirement seriously and exploring plans where Democrats could help pass a long-term FISA reauthorization. Twenty conservatives blocked GOP leadership’s attempts to jam through a clean extension in the middle of the night last Friday.
“The speaker of the House told me that I should leave these negotiations to those that are more experts in the subject matter,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said in an interview Wednesday, after Johnson was seen huddling with some lawmakers on the House floor earlier in the day.
Two other people involved in the FISA floor talks acknowledged that conversations were contentious, with some conservatives expressing concerns that Johnson was preparing to back down on ceding to demands from members of his own party to add more guardrails to warrantless surveillance practices.
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Why is it that Republicans, who have long been the targets of this virtual "Star Chamber," go from condemning it to fighting for its survival, no matter the cost, whenever they rise to leadership roles. What is Mike Johnson's damage???
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