House will vote Thursday on expected-to-fail surveillance patch

The House will vote on a three-week extension of a surveillance program under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but leaders from both parties expect the measure to fail. The extension requires a two-thirds majority, but opposition from Democrats and GOP holdouts, along with President Donald Trump's choice for acting director of national intelligence, complicates passage. A failure would risk a first-ever lapse in the program as the House recesses.