Reporter’s Notebook: Congress passes short-term FISA 702 fix, delays long-term renewal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you give them an inch, they may take a mile. And if you give Congress a deadline, they’ll probably take 13 days. Or perhaps 45. Congress recently struggled to reauthorize the nation’s most effective, and arguably most controversial, spying program. After much division, lawmakers only renewed … Read more

Trump signs stopgap FISA extension after Senate blocks long-term renewal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump signed a 45-day extension for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Thursday night after the Senate rejected the three-year extension passed by the House, the White House confirmed to Fox News Digital. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., warned House leaders … Read more

Senate passes another short-term FISA extension, hours before deadline

Washington — The Senate on Thursday passed an extension of a key surveillance authority that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on foreigners without a warrant, the latest in a back-and-forth with the House over the expiring program. The program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, is set to … Read more

Senate rejects House’s FISA bill, pitches 45-day extension ahead of looming deadline

Congress passes short-term FISA 702 extension Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the 13-day FISA extension. Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., discusses the measure and Virginia’s controversial redistricting vote on ‘Fox Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate scrapped the House’s reauthorization of the nation’s controversial spying powers and … Read more

House passes FISA renewal in bipartisan vote, putting pressure on Senate before looming deadline

Congress passes short-term FISA 702 extension Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the 13-day FISA extension. Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., discusses the measure and Virginia’s controversial redistricting vote on ‘Fox Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congressional Republicans are racing to extend a controversial spying program before it is … Read more

Renewal of controversial FISA surveillance program in limbo ahead of Thursday deadline

Washington — A powerful surveillance authority the U.S. government uses to spy on foreigners is in limbo as a stalemate in the House threatens to derail its renewal ahead of its expiration this week.  The controversial spy tool, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is set to lapse Thursday after Congress … Read more

Mike Johnson faces revolt from GOP privacy hawks threatening to kill FISA renewal as deadline looms

Congress passes short-term FISA 702 extension Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the 13-day FISA extension. Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., discusses the measure and Virginia’s controversial redistricting vote on ‘Fox Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House GOP leadership is struggling to win over GOP privacy hawks as lawmakers … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: House chaos sparks emergency FISA extension

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today,” said Ben Franklin. If sloganeering was left to Congress, the motto might read, “Never do today what you can leave till tomorrow.” That is emblematic of the recent scramble on Capitol Hill to renew the key terrorism … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: House chaos sparks emergency FISA extension

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today,” said Ben Franklin. If sloganeering was left to Congress, the motto might read, “Never do today what you can leave till tomorrow.” That is emblematic of the recent scramble on Capitol Hill to renew the key terrorism … Read more

Future of surveillance law FISA uncertain amid Republican infighting

The Senate on Friday agreed to a temporary extension of FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, until April 30. A divide among House Republicans derailed a vote Thursday night to renew the law for five years. Joshua Skule, former FBI chief of intelligence, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link