FISA Split Tests GOP Resolve as DHS Funding Hangs on a Narrow Window

The House GOP faces a high-stakes deadline to extend Section 702 of FISA before April 30, or risk delaying a budget package for DHS immigration enforcement. Senate Republicans favor a three-year 702 extension and are ready to push forward, while House factions clash over privacy protections and a proposed ban on a central bank digital currency, complicating a deal with Democrats and threatening other GOP priorities like the SCORE Act and immigration funding timelines. The chaos underscores broader tensions between House and Senate Republicans as they navigate surveillance policy and national security debates.