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Notably among those on the winning side of a tied amendment vote: Speaker Mike Johnson, who rarely casts votes. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | FISA RELIEF — After months of consternation, the House just passed a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 spy powers for two years in a 273-147 vote. The compromise legislation won support from 126 Republicans and 147 Democrats after intelligence hawks triumphed — very narrowly — over privacy advocates on a key amendment vote. More from Jordain Carney The real cliffhanger came over a provision that would have required U.S. authorities to seek court warrants to search Americans’ data as they surveil foreign nationals, even if that data was lawfully obtained by intelligence agencies. The Biden administration strongly opposed the bipartisan amendment, arguing that “the extensive harms of this proposal simply cannot be mitigated” and that it would badly hamstring authorities working to keep Americans safe. CIA Director BILL BURNS told Erin Banco that Section 702 was essential to stopping fentanyl, while national security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN and AG MERRICK GARLAND called lawmakers to lobby against the amendment, per Punchbowl. When the clock expired on the amendment vote, the roll call was 207 to 210. But a number of lawmakers trickled in to vote late as virtually every member sat quietly in their seats, watching as the count grew. When the gavel fell, the tally was 212 to 212 — a one-vote failure. Notably among those on the winning side: Speaker MIKE JOHNSON, who rarely casts votes. The bill’s passage marked a hard-fought victory for Johnson, who finally got Republicans on board to pass the rule for the legislation this morning on the fourth try in six months. It also saw an unusually diverse set of odd bedfellows coalesce to try to impose new curbs on intelligence gathering. In one weird floor scene today, Rep. CHIP ROY (R-Texas) talked with Rep. PRAMILA JAYAPAL (D-Wash.), while Rep. JIM JORDAN (R-Ohio) huddled with Rep. ZOE LOFGREN (D-Calif.) — all supporters of the warrant amendment. BRACING FOR IMPACT — The U.S. and other Western intelligence officials expect an Iranian attack on Israel to arrive imminently — as soon as today, CBS’ Debora Patta and Tucker Reals report, or tomorrow, per Bloomberg’s Donato Paolo Mancini, Jennifer Jacobs, and Alex Wickham. The anticipated ballistic missile, cruise missile and drone strikes will be retaliation for Israel’s killing of multiple senior Iranian commanders in Syria. Iran sent a stark warning to the U.S. via multiple Arab countries earlier this week, Axios’ Barak Ravid reports: that the U.S. shouldn’t get directly involved militarily in the conflict or it will face attacks on its forces in the region. Tehran reportedly considers Washington responsible for the Israeli strike in Damascus. But it’s not fully clear yet whether Iran’s threat applies to the U.S. helping Israel defend itself or only the U.S. actively helping in a counteroffensive. Apart from this moment of crisis, President JOE BIDEN is facing growing pressure from the left over his support for Israel’s offensive in Gaza. A coalition of major liberal groups — and not just very progressive ones — sent a new letter to Biden urging him to cut off military assistance to Israel until it stops restricting humanitarian aid, NYT’s Reid Epstein reports. That includes NextGen America, the SEIU and the National Education Association. More reading: “How the War in Gaza Mobilized the American Left,” NYT … “Israeli assurances fail to move key Democrat on F-15 deal,” Axios Happy Friday afternoon. Thanks for reading Playbook PM. Drop us a line at eokun@politico.com and rbade@politico.com.
| | | | A message from The National Association of REALTORS®: We don’t only support fair housing initiatives; we help see them through. From advocating to strengthen fair housing requirements in real estate licensure to having a robust code of ethics to hold ourselves accountable, our NAR members actively champion fair housing for all. Because it’s not just the law, it’s the right thing to do. Learn more. | | | | | 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | | |  A second Donald Trump presidency could entail significantly scaling back financial regulations. | Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICO | 1. THE STAKES FOR NOVEMBER: “If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from ‘burdensome regulations,’” by Reuters’ Lawrence Delevingne and Douglas Gillison: “A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators … [The ideas] include curtailing the Dodd-Frank Act, a set of post-2008 financial crisis rules intended to reduce systemic risk. Another idea is to make it easier for private companies to raise capital — in turn opening access to less transparent and more difficult-to-trade private funds and securities. More recent policy ideas include attacking [ESG] investments and disclosures … or potential dramatic cuts to staff at regulators through a mechanism known as Schedule F.” 2. VEEPSTAKES: DONALD TRUMP is enjoying the swirl of speculation around whom he could select as his running mate — and nobody has emerged yet as the leading contender, WSJ’s Alex Leary reports from Palm Beach, Florida. Instead, he’s surveying guests about Mar-a-Lago and keeping an eye on the unofficial auditions from the growing list of various prospects. Notably, Leary writes that advocates for Sen. MARCO RUBIO (R-Fla.) are gaming out how Rubio and Trump could run together despite living in the same state — perhaps by one of them moving elsewhere. And though Trump cares a lot about loyalty and appearance — “Where is my CARY GRANT?” he keeps asking — the No. 1 criterion will be someone who can give him a political boost in the election, WaPo’s Marianne LeVine, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker report. 3. TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME: Biden used campaign funds from the DNC to cover his legal bills in special counsel ROBERT HUR’s investigation, Axios’ Alex Thompson reveals. The $1.5 million in payments from the DNC came despite the Biden campaign’s own criticism of Trump and the RNC for doing the same thing, though the scale is different and it’s not clear how much of the money was focused on the classified documents probe. The DNC responded that no grassroots donor cash had gone to legal bills.
| | | | YOUR GUIDE TO EMPIRE STATE POLITICS: From the newsroom that doesn’t sleep, POLITICO's New York Playbook is the ultimate guide for power players navigating the intricate landscape of Empire State politics. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest and most important stories from Albany, New York City and around the state, with in-depth, original reporting to stay ahead of policy trends and political developments. Subscribe now to keep up with the daily hustle and bustle of NY politics. | | | | | 4. A CLOSER LOOK AT TIM SHEEHY: “GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits,” by WaPo’s Isaac Stanley-Becker, Beth Reinhard and Liz Goodwin: “Sheehy has sometimes contradicted himself and made puzzling statements about aspects of his Navy activity. … Sheehy has offered different explanations for his exit from the Navy — variously saying he left because of wounds from Afghanistan and because of a heart problem triggered by an underwater training mission in the Pacific.” 5. ONE TO WATCH: “Legal Shield for the Gun Industry Is Starting to Crack,” by WSJ’s Jacob Gershman: “The gun industry’s exposure to negligence and public-nuisance lawsuits was once assumed to be largely settled. Now, the issue looks destined for Supreme Court review. … Gun-control advocates and trial lawyers have spent years refining their legal theories and lobbying for new state laws to get around the [2005] federal statute’s constraints.” 6. DAY OF RECKONING: Three prisoners who survived terrible abuse from U.S. soldiers at Abu Ghraib two decades ago will kick off a trial against a military contractor Monday in Virginia, AP’s Matthew Barakat previews from Alexandria. This will amount to “the first time that Abu Ghraib survivors are able to bring their claims of torture to a U.S. jury,” 20 years to the month after photos of their treatment rocketed around the world. The plaintiffs accuse CACI’s contractors of giving instructions to military police that laid the groundwork for the abuse. But CACI says it did nothing wrong and the U.S. military was responsible. 7. THE WRATH OF KAHN: “New York Times Bosses Seek to Quash Rebellion in the Newsroom,” by WSJ’s Alexandra Bruell: “Over the past several weeks, CHARLOTTE BEHRENDT, a top Times editor in charge of probing workplace issues in the newsroom, has summoned close to 20 employees for interviews to determine whether staffers leaked confidential information related to Gaza war coverage to [The Intercept]. … ‘[The leak] felt to me and my colleagues like a breakdown in the sort of trust and collaboration that’s necessary in the editorial process,” Executive Editor JOE KAHN said in an interview.”
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