The House of Representatives is dropping consideration of legislation that would have extended US surveillance tools.<br />The move came after President Donald Trump threatened a veto and his fellow Republicans withdrew their support.<br />The two-thirds of the Republican Party that voted for this bill in March have indicated they are going to vote against it now. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D- MD) Statement<br />House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she intends to hold negotiations with the Senate on a possible compromise bill that could be passed and sent to Trump.<br />US intelligence agencies and other backers of the measures say they are essential for fighting militant extremism and tracking foreign spies.<br />But they're opposed by privacy hawks, who say they do too little to protect Americans’ civil liberties.
