A bitter fight over the federal government’s spy powers is quickly becoming a test of how much sway House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has with President Donald Trump.

Johnson, a close ally who owes his speakership to Trump’s vote of confidence, has traveled to the White House twice this week to resolve a dispute over Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The authority, which allows foreign surveillance without a warrant, was on track to pass the Senate, but the deal fell apart last week when Democrats objected to Trump appointing Bill Pulte as his interim direcor of national intelligence.