FISA Spying Powers Extended Briefly

The brief extension aims to prevent the warrantless spying program from expiring while lawmakers continue to debate potential reforms.

Section 702 allows intelligence agencies to collect communications of non-citizens outside the U.S., but critics argue it lacks sufficient protections for American citizens caught in the dragnet.

President Trump had pushed for a longer extension, but the legislative stalemate has forced a temporary compromise.

The program remains a central point of contention between national security hawks and civil liberties advocates.