House Speaker Mike Johnson once wanted to add a warrant requirement to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before switching his position -- a switch that this week helped derail the renewal of the spying law.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. The House was holding a key test vote Wednesday on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a …once wanted to add a warrant requirement to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before switching his position — a switch that this week helped derail the renewal of the spying law.
He gave that explanation after 19 Republicans and 209 Democrats on Wednesday blocked the reauthorization of FISA’s Section 702, which allows the U.S. to capture texts, cellphone calls, emails and other electronic communications of foreigners in foreign countries, though sometimes Americans’ data get scooped up when they converse with foreign targets.
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