House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats following a failed vote on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) extension, arguing that the legislation is essential for monitoring foreign threats and safeguarding major upcoming national events, including World Cup matches across 11 U.S. cities and America 250 celebrations.
Tulsi Gabbard , the outgoing director of national intelligence, got an unexpected call Tuesday from her controversial successor, Bill Pulte : "Today is your last day," he said. - Gabbard was surprised. She had announced she was leaving at month's end, not Tuesday. - "I need to hear it from the president or the White House," Gabbard told Pulte, two officials briefed on the discussion told Axios. Why it matters: The call, unreported until now, was the latest flashpoint in the intelligence wars that erupted last week in D.C. after President Trump picked Pulte as Gabbard's temporary replacement. - After the conversation with Pulte, Gabbard got ahold of Trump, who didn't request her immediate resignation. "What day works best for you?" the…
Forty-five days after Congress punted a fight to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican leaders are staring down a new deadline.
Six Republicans joined Democrats in stopping a vote to extend enhanced surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune — and most of the GOP conference — was reeling Tuesday from President Trump's snap endorsement of Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP Senate runoff. Why it matters: Thune (R-S.D.) called it Trump's "decision." But it's Thune's problem to pass Trump's agenda, with a trio of senators the president can no longer hurt. - Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has been unbowed since announcing his retirement in July 2025 after clashes with Trump. - Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) voted with Democrats Wednesday to advance an Iran war powers vote to debate. - Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has a runoff May 26 but will enter it with Trump backing someone else. Adding to Thune's degree of difficulty: a president sick of the Senate…
State of the Union: Sen. Ron Wyden said that a secret FISA court opinion revealing abuses would be declassified. The post Congress Passes Clean 45-Day Extension of Government Spy Powers appeared first on The American Conservative .
Congress on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the government’s warrantless foreign surveillance authority. The Senate passed the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by unanimous consent while the House followed with a 261–111 vote, authorizing the programs and sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. The vote came after the Senate blocked a more ambitious House package passed Wednesday that would have reauthorized Section 702 for three years while simultaneously banning the Federal Reserve from establishing a central bank digital currency. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-SD) said the combined bill could not pass the Senate. Forty-two House Democrats supported that…Open
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A divided House approved a short-term extension of controversial FISA surveillance powers overnight after a group of Republican lawmakers derailed a longer-term extension; the Senate has since approved the stopgap measure. The post Senate Passes Brief Extension of FISA Surveillance Powers After Fight Among House GOP. appeared first on The National Pulse .
A divided House approved a short-term extension of controversial FISA surveillance powers overnight after a group of Republican lawmakers derailed a longer-term extension; the Senate has since approved the stopgap measure. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The House of Representatives passed a 10-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) early Friday morning, following a series of overnight votes in which a group of 20 Republican lawmakers demanding broad reforms to the surveillance powers derailed a longer extension. The Senate passed the stopgap extension later the same morning. DETAIL: Section 702 of FISA allows U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor communications of non-citizens abroad without a…Open