House Speaker Mike Johnson and Freedom Caucus members attended a White House briefing this morning on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, according to four sources. The meeting comes as Johnson may lack the votes to pass a clean extension of the surveillance authority that the White House is pressing to renew.
GOP leaders and President Trump are pushing for an 18-month reauthorization of the must-pass surveillance bill. However, conservative lawmakers are demanding significant changes, particularly warrant requirements, creating another legislative challenge for Johnson's leadership.