House GOP leaders press for way forward on controversial government surveillance program

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Whip Tom Emmer tried to meet into the night with many of the 19 Republicans who tanked a key procedural vote on the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program. The defeat on the floor Wednesday was the fourth failed procedural vote in the last six months since Johnson took the speakership. The issue at hand: A measure to…