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.

Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence has thrown a wrench in Republicans’ reauthorization plans.

The US Senate voted 52-47 against advancing FISA Section 702 reauthorization, with the warrantless surveillance law set to expire June 12, 2026.