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@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-22 05:55:43

Johnson touts 'bipartisan' path for FISA reauthorization, but obstacles remain (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/bipartisan-fisa-fix-00883609
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p6#a260422p6

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-20 19:34:45

One of the main areas of pushback that Republican leadership in Congress has faced in trying to pass an extension of "section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" (Fisa) is push to keep the bill “clean”,
-- despite GOP hardliners insisting that reforms and additions are needed.
Some members of the conference, like Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, have said that
if Donald Trump’s sweeping voter ID bill ends up falling off th…

@soundclamp@mastodon.xyz
2026-06-17 04:55:40

Sometimes gridlock in Congress is a good thing! While most everybody was busy making fun of reflecting pools, UFC, and *waves hand*, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired Friday night. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fisa-section-702-expirin…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 18:26:00

Senate clears short-term FISA extension (Kathleen Hunter/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/fisa-senate-vote-april-30-house-revolt
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p67#a260417p67

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-16 18:31:09

Trump is pressuring lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act voter suppression bill
by attaching it to housing and foreign intelligence surveillance legislation currently pending before Congress.
The SAVE America Act would take a giant leap towards the Trump administration’s goals of wresting control of elections away from states.
It would also potentially disenfranchise millions of voters through its provisions requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registrati…

Trump seeks passage of SAVE America Act via housing and FISA bills
Trump is still hoping he can save the anti-voter SAVE America Act by attaching it to other bills pending in Congress.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 20:35:59

Mike Johnson Has a FISA Fiasco on His Hands (James Baratta/American Prospect)
https://prospect.org/2026/04/17/mike-johnson-fisa-fiasco-section-702-congress/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p80#a260417p80

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 18:26:00

House GOP passes short-term FISA deal amid Republican infighting (The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5835879-fisa-702-spy-powers-vote/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p68#a260417p68

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-06-15 20:55:43

Thune says Senate will move FISA bill without SAVE America Act, rebuffing Trump (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5925177-thune-fisa-save-act/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260615/p92#a260615p92

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-18 02:16:04

Trump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans (Kate Santaliz/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/trump-johnson-fisa
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p105#a260417p105

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-17 13:54:44

House votes for a short term extension to warrantless surveillance law -- in a setback to Trump plan
The House of Representatives voted early on Friday to briefly extend an expiring and controversial law that grants the US government sweeping powers for warrantless surveillance.
The decision to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) until 30 April came via unanimous consent
shortly after 208 Democrats and 20 Republicans came together to defea…

House approves short-term extension of surveillance law in blow to Republicans’ long-term plan – US politics live
The decision to extend a warrantless security law until 30 April came after 20 Republicans worked with House Democrats to defeat attempts to pass five-year and 18-month renewals

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-15 00:15:51

Trump summons FISA holdouts to the White House (Alex Gangitano/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/trump-summons-fisa-holdouts-white-house-00871922
http://www.memeorandum.com/260414/p145#a260414p145

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-06-11 04:38:20

Chances were fading on Wednesday for a breakthrough in Congress to salvage a warrantless surveillance law before its expiration this weekend,
after Trump dug in on naming a close ally who has alienated members of both parties to a top intelligence post.
Unless lawmakers act by midnight on Friday, the law, known as
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, will sunset.
It is the legal underpinning for what is widely considered to be the most po…

FISA Surveillance Law May Expire After Trump Picks Bill Pulte for Intel Post
Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 00:20:52

Gabbard raised issues with spy law Trump is pushing to renew (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/gabbard-trump-fisa-702-00877855
http://www.memeorandum.com/260416/p126#a260416p126

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 08:55:55

House Votes to Extend Expiring Law on Warrantless Surveillance for 10 Days (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/fisa-702-surveillance-house-vote-trump.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p5#a260417p5

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 16:45:57

House rushes to overnight vote to renew key surveillance tool used by US spy agencies (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/congress-foreign-surveillance-fisa-spy-agencies-3dc3e84c3b9b03f52b84dfb3b01fc770
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p60#a260417p60

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-14 16:35:46

Trump's top general urges lawmakers to reup FISA 702 (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/13/congress/caine-letter-fisa-702-reauthorization-00870208
http://www.memeorandum.com/260414/p75#a260414p75

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-30 23:03:26

The US Congress has passed a 45-day extension of a law that grants US intelligence agencies warrantless spying powers.
Bitter infighting over section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the Republican wing of Congress has repeatedly tanked conservative leaders’ plans to renew the controversial surveillance law for multiple years.
The deadlock continued on Thursday, as the Republican House speaker Mike Johnson refused to include key reforms pushed by hardliners in …

US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers
Lawmakers agree 45-day extension but Republican and Democratic critics urge reform of surveillance program

@PwnieFan@infosec.exchange
2026-05-23 21:11:58

Hey hive mind - can anyone tell me if the infamous Section 702 of the FISA act is currently authorized? I can find a Wired article about a failed vote on Apr 17, and some stuff about S. 1318 (which isn’t law yet)

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-16 17:45:52

Johnson tries again on spy powers vote amid GOP rebellion (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/16/congress/johnson-fisa-gop-trump-00875708
http://www.memeorandum.com/260416/p70#a260416p70

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-06-14 23:00:50

Trump ties FISA renewal to his stalled voting bill (Andrew Pantazi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/14/trump-fisa-renewal-save-america-act
http://www.memeorandum.com/260614/p63#a260614p63

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-12 00:22:46

The powerful but controversial surveillance program known as
Section 702 is about to expire
and its reauthorization faces political obstacles in the Republican-controlled Congress, despite the White House’s backing.
 Administration officials have credited Section 702 with helping to rescue American hostages overseas, enabling the seizure of fentanyl precursor chemicals from China and even preventing a terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria.
 “When used pr…