Trump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans

House Republicans delivered a rare defeat to President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson by revolting against a clean extension of Section 702 of FISA. More than two dozen Republicans voted down two separate procedural votes early Friday morning, forcing GOP leaders to fall back on a 10-day extension of the spy powers program. This exposed the limits of President Trump's influence over his own party and left Speaker Johnson exposed. The White House, in tandem with GOP leadership, mounted an intense pressure campaign, including bringing in CIA Director John Ratcliffe, which ultimately fell short. Speaker Johnson must now unite his fractured conference and work with the White House and Senate in the next 12 days to address the issue.