President Joe Biden signed a law Saturday to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
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Senate renews FISA spy powers after late-night breakthrough
The Senate reauthorized a controversial FISA spying program on Friday night in the face of days…
Senate on ‘glide path’ to pass FISA extension ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate reached a deal to reauthorize the controversial FISA spy program on Friday night despite…
Senate risks midnight lapse in FISA spy law over privacy concerns
The Senate is flirting with a temporary lapse in a controversial spy law as a bipartisan…
Senators push for quick action on FISA before surveillance authority lapses
Senate leaders are sounding the alarm over the possibility that a critical intelligence surveillance tool could…
House ends FISA saga with passage of Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act
The House passed a bill from Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) on Wednesday that prohibits the federal…
House rejects last-ditch effort by hard-line conservatives to block FISA reauthorization
The House rejected a final effort by hard-line Republicans to block the reauthorization of Section 702…
Anna Paulina Luna whips last-ditch effort to tank FISA reauthorization bill
A coalition of House Republicans won’t let the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act pass…
Speaker Johnson ‘hasn’t held his ground’ amid FISA criticism: Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has joined the growing number of critics House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)…
Johnson catches heat for ‘tiebreaker’ vote on FISA warrants
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing backlash from members of his party after he opposed…
House passes FISA renewal capping months of GOP infighting
The House voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Friday, a…
House shoots down warrant requirement for surveillance searches in dramatic tie vote
The House rejected a controversial proposal to prohibit warrantless surveillance searches by the federal government, dealing…
House overcomes first hurdle for FISA legislation after conservative revolt
The House advanced its new version of a key federal surveillance extension, overcoming the first hurdle…
Shorter FISA renewal period causing distress in Biden administration
House leadership’s move to change the expiration of a bill that would renew Section 702 of…
House moves forward with modified FISA bill, but will it be enough to appease hard-liners?
The House Rules Committee advanced a modified version of a key federal surveillance extension, increasing pressure…
House Republicans who voted down FISA rule shut down worries of censure: ‘Go ahead’
House Republicans are brushing off concerns that they will be censured for voting down a rule…
Wray rebuts Trump order to ‘kill FISA’: ‘It’s indispensable in keeping Americans safe’
FBI Director Christopher Wray implored lawmakers on Capitol Hill to expeditiously reauthorize Section 702 of the…
House GOP considers backup FISA plan to sunset spy tool after stunning floor defeat
House Republicans are regrouping and considering a two-year sunset on a key surveillance law as a…
Trump’s history with FISA takes spotlight amid fight over FBI spy powers
Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans on Wednesday to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the…