House votes down FISA patch, risking first-ever lapse in key spy power

House votes down FISA patch, risking first-ever lapse in key spy power

The House rejected a short-term extension of a government spy program set to lapse in just one day.  The House voted 198-218, with 19 Republicans joining nearly every Democrat against the three-week patch of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Seven Democrats, including Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), […]

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