Late-Night Republican Revolt Derails Trump’s FISA Surveillance Plan

GOP leadership tried and failed to force President Trump’s long-term Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) extension through the House in the dead of night on Friday, as 20 Republicans joined Democrats to derail both the five-year and 18-month renewal plans for the contentious spying program. Instead, after back to back failed votes, they agreed to a mere 10-day extension shortly after 2 a.m.“We just defeated [Speaker Mike] Johnson’s efforts to sneak through a 5-year FISA authorization to...