Scoop: Johnson, conservatives head to White House for FISA briefing

House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative lawmakers visited the White House on Wednesday for a briefing on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which the Trump administration is pushing to extend for 18 months. The conservatives, including Freedom Caucus members, are demanding warrant requirements be added to the bill, creating a potential impasse—Johnson may lack the votes for a clean extension and has argued that such changes would be "unworkable." A heated Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday night revealed the deep divide, with Rep. Mark Harris citing Fourth Amendment protections as his position. Johnson and House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan are backing the reauthorization as-is, with Jordan expressing confidence the chamber will vote to renew the surveillance tool.