Congress Passes Short-Term Spy Powers Extension as Conservatives Fight for Surveillance Reform

Congress passed a short-term extension of a key government surveillance authority after the House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) failed to ram through a clean extension of Section 702 of FISA over the interests of bipartisan lawmakers who want to reform the spy power.

The Senate on Friday passed the short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) after a long-term renewal failed amidst bipartisan opposition to a clean extension of the spy power in the House.

On the other side, four Democrats voted to extend Section 702, including Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), and…

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