House Vote to Extend FISA Spy Tool Fails and It Could Lapse as Friday Deadline Looms
Lawmakers warned the surveillance authority could lapse at midnight Friday after House leaders rejected a short-term extension over the acting intelligence chief pick.
- 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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When the House of Representatives voted on a long-term extension of a controversial surveillance law in April, House Democratic leaders were content to let their members vote as they wished, dealing a blow to privacy advocates seeking reforms to a provision that allows domestic spying without a warrant. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had said he personally supported reforms, for instance, but declined to whip votes against the la…
After U.S. President Trump appoints an inexperienced intelligence chief, the concern for national security is growing in both political camps. Congress now fails to renew a surveillance law for foreign terrorist suspects.
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FISA spy powers are almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act
A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire. That's because the House and Senate on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the program, which is set to expire on Friday at midnight.…
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