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Senate Democrats and seven Republicans voted 47-52 to block FISA Section 702 extension ahead of its June 12 expiration, demanding warrant reforms.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lapses Friday.
Unless Congress acts, a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire at the end of this week.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said if Trump wants a shot at a short-term extension, he needs to pull the Pulte appointment. Pulte is a “disgraceful individual” and a “partisan political hack" who is deeply unqualified for the job, Jeffries said.
A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.
Republicans in Congress face two major tasks this week: wrapping up reconciliation 2.0 and renewing a controversial spy powers authority before it expires Friday. The House returns with a final sprint to clear roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement through President Donald Trump’s term,
