Trump Ties Spy Powers Extension to Controversial Voter ID Bill

President Donald Trump said he is opposed to having Congress renew now-expired spy powers for US intelligence agencies unless lawmakers also pass a controversial voter identification bill.

Trump’s fresh demand adds another barrier to efforts to renew powers under the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, which grants US intelligence agencies the ability to surveil foreign nationals’ communications. The powers expired Friday after Democrats refused to support an extension, citing Trump’s decision to name Bill Pulte, his housing chief and a staunch loyalist, as acting director of national intelligence.

The so-called Save America Act has been widely condemned by Democrats, who ...