US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM · By Sanya Mansoor
Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying law Both chambers of Congress voted in quick succession on Friday to pass a brief 10-day extension of a controversial warrantless surveillance law after Republican infighting tanked plans for a much longer renewal of the law with no changes. Donald Trump had repeatedly demanded that Republican holdouts “UNIFY” behind Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, in favor of an extension of section 7…