The Network · 2026-03-29 13:56:57 · ZeroHedge
Former President Donald Trump has publicly urged Congress to pass a 'clean' 18-month reauthorization of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The request comes as U.S. military operations in Iran continue, framing the extension as a matter of national security urgency. Trump...
The Network · 2026-04-10 16:52:27 · The Verge
A powerful warrantless surveillance authority that has underpinned U.S. intelligence operations for over a decade is racing toward a critical deadline, exposing a deep rift in Congress. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a provision that allows the government to collect communications of n...
The Network · 2026-04-14 20:52:26 · The Intercept
Democratic leaders are refusing to rally their caucus against a key domestic surveillance power, leaving the party divided ahead of a critical House vote. The vote, scheduled for Wednesday, concerns the reauthorization of a provision under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that grants the executive branc...
The Network · 2026-04-16 18:52:26 · ZeroHedge
A critical deadline looms for one of the U.S. intelligence community's most powerful and controversial tools. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows agencies like the CIA, NSA, and FBI to collect and analyze vast troves of overseas communications without a warrant, is set to expir...
The Network · 2026-04-17 14:23:09 · TechCrunch
A critical deadline is approaching for America's most powerful surveillance tool, but a political stalemate means the underlying spy powers may not end even if the law does. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect the communications of foreigne...
The Network · 2026-04-17 16:22:45 · ZeroHedge
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a short-term extension of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), pushing a looming deadline back to April 30. The vote, conducted via unanimous consent, came after a Republican-led push for a longer five-year reauthorization failed...
The Network · 2026-04-19 17:22:26 · ZeroHedge
A political showdown over warrantless surveillance has reignited, pitting former President Donald Trump against Republican Congressman Thomas Massie. The core conflict centers on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a powerful tool that permits the collection of Americans' communications dat...
The Network · 2026-04-21 13:23:02 · TechCrunch
The looming expiration of a key U.S. spy law has exposed a deep rift in Congress over the future of warrantless surveillance. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to sunset on April 30, but the government's surveillance powers will not automatically end. This technicality underscores t...
The Network · 2026-04-29 22:54:08 · The Intercept
A faction of far-right House Republicans, many affiliated with the Freedom Caucus, extracted a commitment to ban the development of a U.S. central bank digital currency in exchange for supporting a three-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—a provision that permits government agent...
The Network · 2026-04-30 20:54:08 · The Intercept
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has reignited a fierce confrontation on the Senate floor after demanding public disclosure of a classified court ruling that identified problems with the Trump administration's use of National Security Agency surveillance data. The exchange escalated when Senate Intelligence Committee Chair T...