The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.
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Trump Urges Extending Foreign Surveillance Program as Some Lawmakers Push for US Privacy Protections
Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.
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House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes
The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law.
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House Will Try Again on Reauthorization of US Spy Program After Republican Upheaval
Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for a shortened period of two years.
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US Officials Make Case for Renewing FISA Surveillance Powers
The Biden administration urged Congress to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that the government sees as vital in countering overseas terrorism, and cyberattacks.
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