US House will attempt to pass extension of powerful surveillance law
Democrats say they will block renewal of Fisa over naming of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Sign up for the Breaking News
Democrats say they will block renewal of Fisa over naming of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US House of Representatives will attempt on Thursday to pass a short-term extension of a powerful surveillance law amid controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s decision to install an inexperienced loyalist as the country’s top intelligence official. Democrats have said they will block the move to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) in protest of Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, a major Republican donor, as acting director of national intelligence. Continue reading...
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