Congress Passes

• U.S. Congress 通过了 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 第 Section 702 条下授权无证监视权限的一项争议性法律的 45 天临时延期，为立法者讨论大规模数据收集的限制留出了更多时间。 • 此次延期勉强避免了监视体制的自动失效。情报官员称，该体制支撑了 National Security Agency 约一半的反恐和反间谍行动。 • 公民自由团体批评了这一短期补救措施，认为美国政府在没有针对个人的搜查令的情况下继续收集大量美国人的数字通信，而 White House 则敦促 U.S. Congress 恢复 Section 702 的全部权力。

• 议员们同意延长 45 天，但共和党和民主党的批评人士敦促对监视计划进行改革 • 美国国会已通过了一项法律的 45 天延期，该法律授予美国情报机构无需授权的监视权力 • 国会共和党内部围绕 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 第 702 条的激烈内斗，已多次挫败了保守派领导人将这一备受争议的监视法律续期数年的计划

• Congress approved a temporary extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ahead of the expiration deadline, avoiding a lapse in government surveillance authority. • The temporary extension allows additional time for lawmakers to negotiate a longer-term reauthorization of the controversial surveillance program. • The action reflects ongoing congressional debate over balancing national security needs with privacy protections in intelligence gathering operations.

Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying lawBoth chambers of Congress voted in quick succession 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 late Thursday as Republican leadership tried and failed twice in votes attempting to reauthorize the surveillance program, before resorting to a stopgap measure. Continue reading...