House votes down FISA patch, risking first-ever lapse in key spy power

The House rejected a short-term extension of a government spy program set to lapse in just one day.

The House voted 198-218, with 19 Republicans joining nearly every Democrat against the three-week patch of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Seven Democrats, including Reps.

Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), […]