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Jun 13, 2026 Congress allowed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to expire after failing multiple votes to extend it Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A major warrantless surveillance authority lapsed after lawmakers, distrustful of a politically loyal acting intelligence director, refused to renew it, creating legal uncertainty.
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- Section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired at midnight — At midnight on June 12–13, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired, marking the first lapse in the program's nearly 18-year history. On June 12, the House failed to pass even a three-week extension, falling short on a 198–218 vote. Three separate Senate attempts also failed before lawmakers left town. Section 702 permits the government to collect communications of foreigners abroad without a warrant, but Americans are swept up when they communicate with those targets, and agencies have repeatedly searched that data without warrants, including queries on protesters, journalists, and lawmakers. Trump had installed Bill Pulte, a loyalist with no intelligence background known for targeting Trump critics with mortgage fraud investigations, as acting Director of National Intelligence, prompting Democratic refusal to renew the tool.
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Week 74 – 2026-06-13–2026-06-19
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