Johnson breaks GOP impasse and tees up votes on spy tool, farm bill, and budget bill 

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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) push to move three major pieces of legislation this week is back on track, at least for now, after the House Rules Committee advanced a procedural rule setting up consideration on the floor.

The House Rules Committee voted 9 to 4 shortly after 7 p.m. to advance the rule for an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the farm bill, and a party-line budget resolution to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security.

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