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Senate passes short-term extension of surveillance law – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting What is Fisa, and why does it allow no-warrant survellance? Sign up for the Breaking News US email In… Grouped from 4 articles across 3 sources.

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The GuardianApr 18, 2026, 1:59 AM

Senate passes short-term extension of surveillance law – as it happened

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CNBCApr 17, 2026, 7:48 PM

Three things to know about FISA Section 702: Congress passes short-term extension of controversial surveillance program

The law allows the U.S. government to surveil people outside the U.S., including when they're communicating with American citizens.

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The GuardianApr 17, 2026, 4:34 PM

US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting

Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying law Both chambers of Congress voted in quick succession on Friday to pass a brief 10-day extension of a controversial warrantless surveillance law after Republican infighting tanked plans for a much longer renewal of the law with no changes. Donald Trump had repeatedly demanded that Republican holdouts “ UNIFY ” behind Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, in favor of an extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) without changes. But chaos ensued on Thursday evening and into the early hours of Friday as Republican leadership tried and failed twice in votes attempting to reauthorize the surveillance program, before resorting to a stopgap measure. Continue reading...

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ABC NewsApr 17, 2026, 9:15 AM

House approves short-term FISA spy powers extension amid GOP infighting

House Republicans are fighting among themselves over a controversial warrantless surveillance law that is set to expire in the coming days.

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