Mike Johnson scrambles to strike FISA deal with privacy hawks

Published April 16, 2026 3:52pm ET | Updated April 16, 2026 3:53pm ET



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is still working to try to secure enough votes to advance an extension of a government surveillance program opposed by several GOP members.

A scheduled afternoon procedural vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been delayed as GOP leaders continue negotiations with the Republican holdouts. 

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