News Alert | ‘Dangerous and Shameful’: 42 House Dems Help GOP Advance Trump Spying Bill
Thursday, April 30, 2026 ‘Dangerous and Shameful’: 42 House Democrats Help GOP Send Trump Spying Bill to Senate Dozens of Democrats in the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives helped the GOP send a key spying bill to the Senate on Wednesday, earning sharp condemnation from the diverse movement that has called for privacy reforms. “The 42 Democratic votes to advance Speaker Johnson and Donald Trump’s surveillance agenda are dangerous and shameful,” said one critic. “These Democrats defied their constituents and common sense to undercut meaningful privacy reforms in the House and instead voted to hand over sweeping spy powers to the Trump administration.” READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams Thank you for reading Common Dreams! Our independent journalism is funded by people like you, not corporations or billionaires. Support our work today Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and our EIN is 20-3368194. Donations are tax-deducti...