Rep. Elise Stefanik, left, and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Reuters/Getty Images

A new headache is emerging for House Speaker Mike Johnson.

For years, GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal allies in Congress, had been trying to pass legislation in response to the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. With Republican control of Congress and Trump in the White House, Stefanik saw this as her only opportunity to pass the legislation and deliver a win for the president and his allies, who have spent years trying to denigrate the Russia investigation.

The provision would require the FBI to notify Congress when opening a counterintelligence investigation into presidential and federal candidates seeking office, and some Republica

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