Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

The House OK'd a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, after Republicans ...

Why Congress is fighting over a central tool of American surveillance

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is responsible for a huge share of intel collected by the U.S.

Midnight Meltdown: GOP Rebels Tank Long-Term Surveillance Deal In 2 a.m. Standoff

House Republican leaders saw their plans for a long-term surveillance overhaul crumble in the early hours of the morning as a ...

Congress extends contentious surveillance law for 10 days after GOP leaders’ push for more collapses

Congress on Friday approved a short-term extension for a critical foreign surveillance program after GOP leaders struggled to ...

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act extended for 10 days

Congress passed a 10-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was set to expire Monday; it awaits ...
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20 Republicans Revolt In Chaotic Late-Night Surveillance Vote

Lawmakers were looking to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – a law that permits national intelligence ...

U.S. Congress punts on surveillance powers after failing authorization

Congress passed a short extension to a high-profile surveillance law on Friday after failing to secure the long-term ...

US House Republicans close to extending surveillance act with small reforms, Politico reports

April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Republican leadership is closing in on a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ...