There are tentative signs of movement on FISA ahead of a June 12 deadline, but the fundamental challenge remains: Getting a bloc of hard-line conservative Republicans on board.
The Senate and House Intelligence committees met last week so the Senate could review the latest version of the House text, according to multiple people in the meeting. They’re weighing whether there’s any version of the House’s central bank digital currency ban that the Senate could tolerate, a key conservative ask.