FISA Section 702, which lawmakers must reauthorize by March 2027, allows federal intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless electronic surveillance on foreign nationals of suspicion, whether they are abroad or traveling in the U.S.
‘It needs some reforms’
Tulsi Gabbard’s Permanent Replacement Confirmed By Senate, Sets Up Possible Vote On Warrantless Spying Tool
Senators let FISA lapse over concerns about Trump's acting DNI Bill Pulte.
The Founders condemned warrantless searches
'The Grassley-Durbin James T. Woods Act is hugely bipartisan'
'Backdoor' spying
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has initiated sweeping personnel changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte has removed 51 staff members from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) since taking office, including six terminations and 45 employees returned to their home agencies. DETAIL: The cuts, which Pulte reportedly described as sufficient “for now,” follow a broader downsizing effort initiated under former DNI Tulsi Gabbard that reduced the agency’s workforce from about 2,000 employees toward a target of 1,300. President Donald J. Trump had urged Pulte to carry out an immediate reduction in staffing, arguing the agency had become overly bureaucratic. Supporters of the cuts, including Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen.…Open
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will brief reporters Wednesday morning, as lawmakers look to revive the nation's warrantless spying powers. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expired on June 12 after Democrats objected to President Trump’s appointment of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence. Now, with the postponement of another nomination for the role to succeed Tulsi Gabbard, fate of the legislation remains murky. Ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and a slew of appropriations bills are also top of mind for the lower chamber. Trump will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday to sign the recently-passed…
Current and former officials say the acting director of national intelligence is planning to announce major cuts to his office as early as Monday.