US intelligence community’s foreign spying powers expire after lawmakers reject FISA extension
The three-week extension of the government’s spying authority, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), failed a House vote Thursday.
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Politics US intelligence community’s foreign spying powers expire after lawmakers reject FISA extension By Victor Nava Published June 13, 2026, 1:06 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The US intelligence community’s warrantless surveillance powers expired Friday night, one day after House lawmakers – including 19 Republicans – rejected a short-term extension of the program. The three-week extension of the government’s spying authority, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), failed a House vote Thursday amid concerns over President Trump’s appointment of federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence and the potential abuse of the program — setting the stage for its…
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