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Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after longer renewal collapsed in House
The stop-gap renewal follows failed longer-term votes as lawmakers split over privacy changes and national security concerns, with the measure now headed to the Senate.
- The Senate passed the extension by voice vote Friday morning, following a series of failed votes in the House that saw both a five-year compromise and an 18-month "clean" renewal—demanded by the President—blocked by a coalition of GOP members and Democrats.
- Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to retreat to the 10-day stopgap at 2:00 AM after approximately 20 Republicans joined Democrats to defeat the longer extensions, arguing the bills lacked a mandatory warrant requirement for searching Americans' data.
- The President and CIA Director John Ratcliffe have lobbied aggressively for an extension without new warrant restrictions, warning that losing the authority would "imperil national security" and disrupt the administration's ongoing counter-espionage efforts.
- The temporary measure now moves to the President's desk for his signature, setting up a new high-stakes deadline of April 30 for lawmakers to settle the debate over civil liberties and the "backdoor search" loophole.
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