House Vote to Extend FISA Spy Tool Fails and It Could Lapse as Friday Deadline Looms
Democrats blocked the extension over Bill Pulte’s acting intelligence role, leaving foreign surveillance powers set to expire with 198-218 House vote.
- The House failed on Thursday to pass a short-term extension for Section 702 of FISA, leaving the warrantless foreign surveillance authority set to lapse at midnight Friday unless Congress acts.
- President Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director, describing the role as a "very short term — a sort of renovation role" to downsize intelligence agencies, triggering bipartisan opposition.
- House Intelligence Committee members led by Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut called Pulte a "uniquely poor choice," citing his record at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, despite broad bipartisan support for renewing the surveillance authority.
- Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley warned the administration to prepare "for a potential significant gap in foreign intelligence collection," while Congressional Republicans lobbied the White House for a permanent nominee.
- Trump is interviewing five candidates for the permanent director role, including Pete Hoekstra, his ambassador to Canada and former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, per ongoing White House discussions.
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Section 702 Surveillance Reaches Its Friday Deadline. Why “Going Dark” Is a Myth
by Dan Frieth, Reclaim The Net: The government’s broadest warrantless surveillance power is set to expire Friday after the House refused to keep it running. Lawmakers voted down a three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, 218 to 198, with 19 Republicans joining most Democrats against it and seven […]
Washington, United States. One of the most important surveillance programs in the United States, which allows the spying of communications from foreigners outside the country, expires this Friday, in full football World Cup, which raises national security concerns. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows U.S. spy agencies to collect communications from foreign citizens abroad without a warrant, even when they conta…
Trump's fumbles putting US 'at risk' for attack: Fox reporter
According to Fox News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram, President Donald Trump’s mishandling of vital security legislation has intelligence officials concerned that the U.S. is at greater risk of a terrorist attack. This assertion follows Congress’s failure to pass the extension of a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Services Act, which security experts have warned could leave the nation’s intelligence services “in the dark…
Spy Power Expiration: Conservatives Push for Privacy Reforms
An American intelligence spying power is set to expire in mere hours, leaving the nation vulnerable. After the House failed to negotiate reforms and pass an extension, members departed for a 12-day recess. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire at midnight on Friday after Congress failed to reach an agreement on warrantless searches. FISA currently grants the federal government authority to surveil foreigners withou…
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