House Refreshes Foreign Spy Program and Opens Path to Reopen DHS

The House voted 235-191 to renew the Section 702 foreign surveillance program for three years, while also approving a Senate-passed budget plan that would fast-track about $70 billion to fund ICE and the Border Patrol for roughly three years via budget reconciliation, potentially paving the way to end the DHS shutdown. The votes came amid intra-party tensions, a chaotic day on the floor, and ongoing debates over farm policy and border-enforcement tactics, with the Senate signaling resistance to a standalone FISA extension.