Politics Jun 11 WATCH: House rejects short-term FISA extension By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Politics Jun 10 Watch 6:36 Pulte unqualified for DNI role, but FISA must be extended, Rep. McCaul says Friday is the deadline for Congress to reauthorize a key tool for collecting foreign intelligence. Critics on the left and the right argue that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is prone to abuse. Others say they won’t back it until… By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura
Politics Jun 10 Trump sticks with Pulte for intel job as risk grows of lapse in spy powers A lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad grew more likely on Wednesday as President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent head of the nation's… By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Politics Jun 08 WATCH LIVE: Senate meets after deal to renew expiring surveillance program falters Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community. By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Jun 05 Senate blocks extending key surveillance program following backlash over Trump pick to lead intel Some Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a final vote on the extension next week, complicating efforts to extend the critical program before it expires on June 12. By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Apr 30 WATCH: Senate approves short-term extension of FISA hours before expiration By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The House sent the extension to President Donald Trump’s desk Thursday after the Senate cleared it earlier in the day. Continue reading
Apr 29 House approves extension of divisive U.S. spy powers By Joey Cappelletti, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Republican-controlled House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics have demanded. Continue reading
Apr 15 Trump urges extending FISA program as some lawmakers push for privacy protections for Americans By David Klepper, Associated Press The program expires Monday, and critics want changes. Continue reading
Apr 12 House passes reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. House has passed a bill to reauthorize and provide sweeping reforms of a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on how the FBI uses this crucial program to search for Americans' data. Continue reading
Apr 12 House nears reauthorization of U.S. spy program amid GOP pushback By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press It is unclear if Johnson, who has called the program “critical” to national security, will have the Republican support necessary to push the bill through final passage. Continue reading