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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.…
How to Deal with the Expiration of FISA Surveillance Authority
Trump can turn to the courts.…
House Rejects Bill to Extend Surveillance Power With FISA Section 702 Set to Expire
A measure to temporarily continue a key surveillance law failed in the House, and members left for a weeklong recess, making an expiration all but inevitable.…
Trump names Jay Clayton as next intelligence chief amid FISA gridlock
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has chosen Jay Clayton, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to succeed Tulsi Gabbard as the next director o…
FISA Surveillance Law May Expire After Trump Picks Bill Pulte for Intel Post
Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.…
House takes the reins in FISA fight as Senate Democrats hold firm against Pulte
The House will vote Thursday morning on a short-term reauthorization of a key government spy program ahead of a Friday deadline, taking control of the surveillance authority’s futu…
Trump concession breathes new life into stalled FISA spy powers deal
Trump's concession on Bill Pulte's ODNI role may revive stalled FISA reauthorization as Congress faces a Friday deadline for Section 702 spy powers.…
Trump endorses short-term FISA extension until next DNI is confirmed
President Donald Trump called on lawmakers Wednesday to approve a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to allow the president time to no…
Seven Republicans vote against FISA extension after bipartisan plan blows up
Seven Senate Republicans voted against a bipartisan deal to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for another three years, after Democrats tanked the plan …
Senate Dems Threaten To Punt FISA Over Pulte
President Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence is roiling an emerging bipartisan extension of warrantless spying.…
The Surveillance State Is Here — Congress Must Fight Back
FISA is only one piece of the puzzle.…
Congress Battles Over Spy Powers
Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints on the government’s spy powers,…
EXCLUSIVE: House Freedom Caucus Demands FISA Reform Ahead Of Major Surveillance Vote
'If they can spy on a member of Congress, they can spy on you.'…
Thune warns Democrats against tanking FISA deal over Pulte: ‘Really risky’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) urged Democrats not to upend a deal to extend the federal government’s spy powers over President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte a…
Johnson: Democrats ‘playing politics’ with FISA over Pulte appointment
Privacy hawks rail against Senate FISA proposal with 3-year CBDC ban
Renewal of controversial FISA program in limbo ahead of Thursday deadline
A powerful surveillance authority that the U.S. government uses to spy on foreigners cleared the House on Wednesday.…
The FBI Is Quietly Spying on Americans Without Warrants. The FISA Fight Could Stop It
A bipartisan coalition in Congress is challenging a surveillance law that lets the FBI search Americans' communications without a warrant.…
Mike Johnson faces revolt from GOP privacy hawks threatening to kill FISA renewal as deadline looms
A three-year Section 702 FISA extension advanced out of the House Rules Committee as conservatives demand tougher privacy guardrails and House GOP leadership struggles to secure th…