Page 3 - Section 702 News Today

Congress is weighing the renewal of a powerful intelligence-gathering tool.

FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon warned against using the "specter" of a government shutdown to reauthorize deep state spy powers.

The House of Representatives delayed discussion on renewal of the Section 702 provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permit the US government to collect electronic communications without a warrant and are set to expire on April 19.

Rep. Bob Good called for the removal of Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner over his efforts to scuttle surveillance reform.

The fight against renewing the government’s post-9/11 intelligence gathering law has split Congress in unusual ways.

Johnson announced the House will no longer consider a government surveillance bill after the House Intelligence Committee was "smoked" by pro-reform lawmakers.

Congress gave FISA’s Section 702 a brief lease on life, but civil liberties concerns haven’t gone away.

The House of Representatives recently voted for an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702, which allows the warrantless surveillance of American citizens in certain cases. However, this wasn’t just a Democrat effort. 147 Republicans voted for the extension, along wi...

The National Defense Authorization Act, which was sent to the White House by Congress on December 14, contains a little-known four-month extension of Section 702 provisions that enable the ongoing warrantless surveillance of US citizens in violation of fundamental constitutional rights.

Congress passed a temporary extension of a powerful government surveillance program this past week, and now long-discussed plans among lawmakers to make fixes to it before the end of the year could be stalled for months or longer.