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Meet the Four Democrats Who’ll Decide If Trump Gets His Domestic Spying Law

Meet the Four Democrats Who’ll Decide If Trump Gets His Domestic Spying Law

A messy fight over whether the U.S. government can conduct warrantless surveillance of American citizens could come down to whether four Democrats endorse Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s latest plan.

Johnson was stymied this month when he attempted to push through a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The roadblock came thanks to opposition from most Democrats, plus 20 hard-right members of the GOP caucus.

The four Democrats are Reps. Gottheimer, Suozzi, Gluesenkamp Perez, and Golden

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