House rushes to overnight vote to renew key surveillance tool used by US spy agencies
Donald Trump lobbied for a 'clean' 18-month renewal of the surveillance program, but his efforts failed to sway enough Republican holdouts.
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Donald Trump lobbied for a 'clean' 18-month renewal of the surveillance program, but his efforts failed to sway enough Republican holdouts.
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Congress passed a 10-day extension of Section 702 surveillance authority after House Republican leaders failed to pass longer renewals due to internal party divisions over privacy protections.
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Outlets across the spectrum highlight Trump's unsuccessful push for a "clean" 18-month FISA extension, with Axios describing the outcome as a "rare defeat" for the president among House Republicans. Left-leaning RawStory emphasizes Trump's "major U-turn" on a surveillance tool he previously criticized, while right-leaning Daily Caller focuses on his reported policy rift with Tulsi Gabbard over "Deep State" spy tools.
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