WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives scrapped a planned vote Thursday on major national security legislation to renew a set of expired domestic surveillance powers after support for the bill eroded following a veto threat by President Trump. The canceled vote cast further doubt over the fate of key portions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, considered a cornerstone of expanded U.S. counterterrorism tools adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The spy powers expired more than two months ago, and...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 28, 2020 14:17 UTC