Congress Keeps FISA in Limbo with 10-Day Extension amid 702 Reform Talks

Congress voted to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for 10 days after failing to secure a longer reform package, keeping Section 702 powers that let the NSA collect foreigners’ communications (and incidental Americans’ data) without warrants as lawmakers debate changes like ending the backdoor search loophole; supporters say it aids national security, critics argue it enables mass surveillance; the extension runs to April 30 while negotiations continue, with President Trump pressuring for a no-change extension but signaling openness to extending without reforms.