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Negotiations Continue to Extend FISA Amid GOP Divisions

4/16/2026

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Speaker Mike Johnson and White House officials negotiate with GOP holdouts to extend Section 702 of FISA.
A procedural vote was postponed as leaders acknowledged modifications are needed to appease hard-liners.
These changes may include warrant requirements, though the White House prefers a less stringent approach.
Hard-liners resist a clean extension, despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

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Speaker Mike Johnson and White House officials negotiate with GOP holdouts to extend Section 702 of FISA.
A procedural vote was postponed as leaders acknowledged modifications are needed to appease hard-liners.
These changes may include warrant requirements, though the White House prefers a less stringent approach.
Hard-liners resist a clean extension, despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.