House approves renewal of controversial spy agency surveillance powers after late-night revolt

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsHouse approves renewal of controversial spy agency surveillance powers after late-night revoltDemocrats blasted the middle-of-the-night voting as amateur hourThe Associated Press Friday 17 April 2026 10:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959700","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-spy-powers-vote-house-b2959700.html","title":"House approves renewal of controversial spy agency surveillance powers "}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-28789","index":0}CIA Director John L. Ratcliffe speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump (L) looks on during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 (Getty)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email...