Democratic support will be crucial to getting an extension of the government spy program across the finish line.

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.

Democratic support will be crucial to getting an extension of the government spy program across the finish line.

The issue is way bigger than Bill Pulte.

Republicans have gently acknowledged how to get Democratic votes for FISA, which they’ll need to overcome a filibuster and counteract their own defections.

Democrats say they won't vote to reauthorize the key spy authority known as FISA Section 702 as long as Bill Pulte is leading the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Democrats are withholding their votes to extend FISA Section 702 after the president appointed an acting director of national intelligence with no national security background.

Congress is struggling to extend a key surveillance law — in part due to privacy concerns and to Trump's pick of Bill Pulte for spy chief.

President Trump said he's asking Congress to approve a short-term extension of a key spy authority to "provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent" director of…

Unless Congress acts, a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire at the end of this week.

A key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act could lapse this week if Congress doesn’t extend it.

Senate Democrats and seven Republicans voted 47-52 to block FISA Section 702 extension ahead of its June 12 expiration, demanding warrant reforms.

The House will vote on a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that will extend the program until July 2.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lapses Friday.

Democrats withheld their support for the measure over Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.

The U.S. House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The surveillance authority expires Friday.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire this weekend unless Congress acts.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire this weekend unless Congress acts.

Some Republicans have voiced concerns about how the authority, though targeted at foreigners abroad, enables the incidental warrantless surveillance of Americans...

A bill that would have extended spy powers rules failed in the House Thursday after Democrats and some Republicans refused to back the measure.

After privacy advocates in Congress blocked proposed extensions of FISA Section 702, Trump announced he intends to nominate someone other than Bill Pulte as his next director of…