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Anonymousabout 2 hours ago

The Senate unanimously approved a 13-day extension of Section 702 surveillance powers on April 17, 2026, after roughly 20 House Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump to block longer-term reauthorization. The revolt — led by Freedom Caucus members demanding a warrant requirement for FBI searches of Americans' communications — marks the latest in a pattern of last-minute stopgaps stretching back nearly two decades, as Congress repeatedly defers substantive reform of a program that has queried millions of Americans' communications without judicial approval.