The House did not pass a short-term extension of a powerful surveillance tool Thursday morning as members headed out of town for a recess, all but ensuring the spy power’s statutory authority would lapse going into the weekend. The vote to reject a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act now sends […]

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…

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.

Senate Democrats appeared ready to reject President Donald Trump’s request for a short-term extension of a key surveillance authority Wednesday, arguing the president’s promise to…

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.

...long been controversial, in part because Americans can also be caught up in its warrantless surveillance dragnet.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lapses Friday.

The House failed to pass a last-minute, short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on 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.

The House of Representatives failed to renew FISA Section 702, a surveillance law that allows U.S. spy agencies to collect foreigners' communications.

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

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a short-term extension of foreign surveillance powers sought by President Donald

“Every day that Section 702 is in effect without reforms is a day that Americans’ rights are under threat," Sen. Ron Wyden said.

The law is set to expire on Friday at midnight

The House voted 198-218 against extending FISA Section 702, letting the warrantless surveillance authority lapse as lawmakers clash over privacy reforms.

The House of Representatives has voted against extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, putting one of the U.S. government's most important intelligence…

The House did not pass a short-term extension of a powerful surveillance tool Thursday morning as members headed out of town for a recess, all but ensuring the spy power’s…