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Speaker Mike Johnson injected a dose of pessimism into the conversation around extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies Tuesday — with good reason.

The unclear path to FISA renewal

FISA update. The House Republican leadership announced that it will consider a clean extension of FISA Section 702, the beginning of what’s sure to be a pitched battle to renew the nation’s foreign surveillance authority.

House Republicans noticed a simple, three-page bill on Thursday that would extend the authority until Oct. 20, 2027. Here’s the proposed legislation.

But this is far from the end of the story. Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP leadership have some big choices to make in the coming days.

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