Name: After Trump Broadside, Surveillance Bill Collapses in the House
Uploaded: 2024-04-11T07:52:31-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: WASHINGTON — Right-wing House Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to extend an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials call crucial to gathering intelligence and fighting terrorism, dealing Speaker Mike Johnson a stinging defeat after former President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to kill the bill. In an upset on the House floor, the measure, […]

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After Trump Broadside, Surveillance Bill Collapses in the House

WASHINGTON — Right-wing House Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to extend an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials call crucial to gathering intelligence and fighting terrorism, dealing Speaker Mike Johnson a stinging defeat after former President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to kill the bill. In an upset on the House floor, the measure, […]

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