GOP rebels force Johnson to delay vote on government spy powers

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is delaying an expected vote on renewing the government’s spy powers amid opposition from hard-line Republicans who want to see reforms to warrantless surveillance and the potential inclusion of voter integrity measures.

Johnson initially announced he would hold a vote next week on a clean 18-month reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows warrantless wiretapping of non-citizens overseas. However, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the timeline has now slipped to mid-April.