Push for 3-week FISA 702 extension draws swift pushback from Senate Democrats

Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.

An attempt to negotiate a three-week extension on the nation’s warrantless spy powers is already facing objections from Democrats. Efforts to fast-track an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2 were largely rejected by Democrats unless President Tr