Surveillance Authority Reauthorization Faces Key House Floor Vote

House starts push to reauthorize surveillance

WASHINGTON — Privacy advocates and the intelligence community paint vastly different pictures over whether a powerful surveillance authority contains enough privacy protections for Americans, as lawmakers look to act before the program's statutory authority expires next week.

Lauren Boebert rebels against Trump-backed FISA extension

The Colorado Republican is among lawmakers calling for a warrant requirement for agencies seeking American citizen information.

House readies vote to renew FISA 702 without a warrant amendment

GOP leadership is confronting a possible shortfall in support.

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are remaining tight-lipped about whether they will provide the decisive votes to pass a Trump-backed bill reauthorizing a warrantless surveillance law exploited by federal police to spy on Black Lives Matter and other activists. The silence comes even as Democratic leadership and other congressional minority groups have pledged to […]

Republicans, White House considering warrant-related amendment in high-stakes FISA talks

Surveillance authority reauthorization faces key House floor vote

Key House Republicans expressed uncertainty Wednesday over whether there would be enough GOP support to clear a procedural vote on a powerful surveillance authority, a program that’s received staunch criticism from privacy advocates in the conference. House GOP leadership has set a floor strategy Wednesday that would leave little room for Republican defections, as lawmakers […]