A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely

A veteran of White House intelligence operations explains why.

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.

Bill Pulte will begin serving as acting director of national intelligence in a week and a half, President Trump said, effectively standing by his decision to name the housing…

Congress spent another day stalled on the renewal of a key surveillance authority Tuesday, as President Donald Trump declined to help clear a legislative path and instead dug in…

By tapping an underqualified ally for one of the most sensitive intelligence jobs on Earth, the president is risking a major legislative miss.

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.

Republicans and Democrats have lobbied President Donald Trump to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence to make it easier to renew a key surveillance…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed back against bipartisan criticism of his choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.

Trump’s decision to name 38-year-old federal housing executive as acting DNI could scuttle key surveillance bill

US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools.

Pulte's appointment has scrambled talks to renew a spy tool known as FISA 702, as lawmakers in both parties have been vocal about his lack of national security experience and role…

El respaldo del presidente a Bill Pulte, sin trayectoria en el ámbito de inteligencia, ha generado resistencia en el Congreso y pone en riesgo un acuerdo bipartidista

A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely

WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad is growing more likely after President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and

Trump's announcement came after objections by House Democrats to his selection of Bill Pulte as acting DNI ensured that Section 702 of FISA will expire Friday.

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

Congressional Republicans, unenthusiastic about Pulte’s elevation to DNI, were unable to extend FISA legislation without Democratic votes