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The Daily Punch

Johnson's FISA flop

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

An audacious play by Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a five-year extension of Section 702 of FISA failed spectacularly just before 1:30 a.m., leaving House GOP leaders firmly stuck over how to address concerns from rank-and-file Republicans on the surveillance program. Jake breaks down the latest. Plus, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s case is putting the Congressional Black Caucus in a bind.  Watch this episode on YouTube here! Punchbowl News is on YouTube⁠. ⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways⁠⁠ ⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news.⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:43.3

Good morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to by Punch Bowl News.

0:49.9

It is Friday, April 17, 2026. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines.

0:54.1

The day number one, Johnson's gigantic FISA flop. Number two, Republicans can't stop fighting with Republicans. And number one, Johnson's gigantic fiza flop.

0:57.4

Number two, Republicans can't stop fighting with Republicans.

1:02.3

And number three, Sheriff Phyllis McCormick puts the CBC in a bind.

1:03.6

Let's get into it.

1:09.2

Goodness gracious, if you are listening to this podcast, you are not going to be surprised what you will hear this morning, but let's catch you up on what

1:12.6

happened last night. Mike Johnson tried to pass a five-year extension of FISA last night at,

1:20.2

I don't know, 1.30 in the morning, and it failed spectacularly. The Republican leaders posted a compromise FISA amendment just before 11 p.m.

1:30.8

that would have strengthened criminal penalties for misuse of the program include some warrant

1:34.6

language that Democrats say merely codifies existing law and enhance congressional access to the FISA

1:41.3

courts. A group of Republicans rejected Johnson's compromise, voting it down

1:47.1

by a 200 to 220 margin. This was a big group of Republicans that voted against it, including

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Brian Fitzpatrick, Andy Harris, Darren Lhood, Tom Massey, Marionette Miller, Meek, Sack Nunn, Andy Ogles, Scott

2:00.5

Perry, John Rose, Keith Self,

2:02.7

Mike Turner, and Jeff Van Drew.

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