Trump's agenda on razor's edge as GOP divisions block legislative path in House
Republican infighting in the House of Representatives is jeopardizing the passage of President Donald Trump's agenda, as deep divisions over three high-profile pieces of legislation stall action on the floor....
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Republican infighting in the House of Representatives is jeopardizing the passage of President Donald Trump's agenda, as deep divisions over three high-profile pieces of legislation stall action on the floor. House GOP leadership canceled votes on Tuesday as internal negotiations failed to win over conservative holdouts to support an extension of a controversial surveillance program or mammoth legislation enacting agriculture and nutrition policies known as the farm bill. Republicans on the House Rules Committee teed up a procedural vote advancing the legislative items on Tuesday after Democrats forced the panel to entertain dozens of failed amendments. But a swath of conservative lawmakers are noncommittal about supporting the procedural measure ahead of a highly anticipated vote scheduled Wednesday morning. "We've been through some trying times here," House Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said after reading a portion of the Serenity Prayer when the panel reconvened Tuesday afternoon amid flaring tensions among lawmakers. 'HELL WEEK' IN WASHINGTON: A LOOK AT HOUSE REPUBLICANS' CURRENT BIND, AND HOW WE GOT HERE The intraparty divisions come as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is up against a fast-approaching April 30 deadline to pass an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The speaker can spare just a handful of GOP defections on the House floor during the test vote, setting up the measure for a vote on final passage if Democrats unite in opposition. "I am a NO on the Rule," Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., wrote on social media Tuesday after she criticized the House Rules Committee for rejecting her amendments to the farm bill. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., also threatened to vote "no" during the procedural vote after voicing frustration with the House Rules panel’s proceedings. GOP privacy hawks have so far withheld their support on the procedural measure and the underlying three-year extension of a FISA renewa…