GOP bill hits major snag as spy powers push fizzles: 'Going to have a problem'

GOP bill hits major snag as spy powers push fizzles: 'Going to have a problem'

A bill the Republican Party had wanted to pass through with little opposition has hit a snag as a clean pass for spy-powers fizzles out. An extension of Section 702, a surveillance authority bill, had been sought by the GOP, but it appears there is enough opposition to passing the bill cleanly. It means that the key spy authority extension into 2027 hangs in the balance, with anonymous sources telling Politico the bill is now in doubt. Jordain C…