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A handful of Republicans prevented the House of Representatives from moving forward with a bill supported by US House Speaker Mike Johnson. The bill would have renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Monitoring Act (FISA), a contentious federal government monitoring instrument. Former President Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday, just hours before the vote, saying, “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME AND MANY OTHERS.” Following the quashing of the bill, Rep. Matt Gaetz of FLorida released a statement, blasting Section 702 and Speaker Johnson. Read: Florida Rep. Gaetz And …

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