Following a failed House vote to temporarily extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, civil liberties advocates are pointing to a simple solution: make the FBI get a warrant. Patrick Eddington,

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House has adopted a short-term extension of FISA Section 702, buying lawmakers more time to hammer out reforms to the controversial federal surveillance authority. Despite opposition in both parties, the bill cleared the ...

Lawmakers voted down Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving the spy program on the brink of expiration over Trump’s controversial pick to lead the intelligence community.

Congress failed to extend a key surveillance law Thursday, effectively ensuring it will expire Friday night over warnings from Republican lawmakers and national security officials. The House rejected a proposal on a 218-198 vote that would have extended Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through July 2.