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Conservative revolt in the House blocks effort to reauthorize a key US spy tool
![Charlie Neibergall FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The House was holding a key test vote Wednesday, April 10, 2024, on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were uncertain amid intense Republican opposition as well as an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill" the measure. Johnson has called the program “critically important” but has struggled to find a path forward on the issue, which has been plagued by partisan bickering for years. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b097ab9a557a46218dadf1fa9db3337a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The House was holding a key test vote Wednesday, April 10, 2024, on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were uncertain amid intense Republican opposition as well as an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill" the measure. Johnson has called the program “critically important” but has struggled to find a path forward on the issue, which has been plagued by partisan bickering for years. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
![Mariam Zuhaib Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. The House was holding a key test vote Wednesday on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were uncertain amid intense Republican opposition as well as an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill" the measure. Johnson has called the program “critically important” but has struggled to find a path forward on the issue, which has been plagued by partisan bickering for years. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/51bfee456e3c4ba99248a255dab15881/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. The House was holding a key test vote Wednesday on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were uncertain amid intense Republican opposition as well as an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill" the measure. Johnson has called the program “critically important” but has struggled to find a path forward on the issue, which has been plagued by partisan bickering for years. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)