The Senate is preparing a weekslong punt for an expiring spy law after House Republicans linked a longer-term extension to a digital currency ban that is DOA across the Capitol.
“We’re probably going to end up doing a short-term,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday, adding that leadership is currently “running the traps” on a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Thune said that punt would last about 45 days, putting the new deadline in mid-June.
The decision to do another short-term extension comes as the surveillance power is set to expire Thursday night. The House passed a three-year…
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