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

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.

Senators have threatened to withhold votes on a clean FISA extension until Trump nominates a new DNI to replace acting Director Bill Pulte.