11/06/2026 13:59
The Guardian
With the final weeks of the US supreme court’s term approaching, the justices are due to release another round of opinions today at 10am ETSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe House will vote at 10am ET on a short-term extension of the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (Fisa) Section 702 at Donald Trump’s request.The key surveillance program allows for warrantless surveillance of foreign sources. House speaker Mike Johnson said yesterday that the bill, which would push back the expiration of the spying program’s powers to 2 July, would need a two-thirds majority to pass.Section 702 is a critical foreign intelligence authority, but we cannot in good conscience vote for reauthorization without significant reforms to protect both national security and the constitutional privacy rights of Americans.Bill Pulte has no relevant national security experience. Consequently, his appointment is in defiance of the law that requires the Director of National Intelligence to have ‘extensive’ national security experience. Continue reading...
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