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The U.S. Capitol is seen on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Why an expired wiretapping law is a sticking point in Washington

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, listens during a news conference in New York, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Senate Republican defies Trump’s demand to delay confirmation hearing for DNI nominee

By Lindsey McPherson and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference on unaccompanied children at the Justice Department Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Homeland Security’s Mullin says spy power lapse makes it more difficult to monitor threats

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says he won’t support FISA extension unless it includes voter ID bill

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House aide: Trump can’t single-handedly restore FISA spy power after Congress lets it expire

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘They’ll sacrifice Pulte’: GOP senators saw the writing on the wall on intel chief

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

House rejects 3-week extension of foreign surveillance law used to thwart terrorists

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is photographed, Monday, June 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash

By Joey Cappelletti and Mary Clare Jalonick and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., speaks to reporters about the war in Iran at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Senate Dems block reauthorization of foreign surveillance law over objections to Trump’s acting DNI

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol photographed Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

FISA spy law snagged in nearly two-decade fight over feds snooping on Americans’ data

By Lindsey McPherson and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Senate Republicans aim for 45-day FISA extension

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, arrive and prepare for a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats, Thursday, March 19, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Congress passes 45-day extension of federal surveillance law as debate over protections continues

By Kerry Picket and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate extends federal surveillance law for 45 days, sends to House

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson takes questions at a news conference following a closed-door GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes FISA bill as GOP works through other intraparty feuds

By Lindsey McPherson and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson takes questions at a news conference following a closed-door GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House approves bill to extend divisive U.S. surveillance program

By Joey Cappelletti and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Republicans at an impasse to advance FISA reauthorization before Thursday deadline

By Kerry Picket and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, speaks while House Majority Whip Tom Emmer R-Minn., right, and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., left, listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Civil liberties groups slam Johnson’s spy law rewrite as a ‘three-year blank check’ for the FBI

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., on Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

House GOP makes new bid to overhaul FISA spy laws

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Reauthorize Section 702

By Jed Babbin

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and fellow Republicans celebrate GOP tax policies at an event outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan

By Joey Cappelletti and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press