Congress lets FISA Section 702 surveillance authority lapse (opens in new tab)

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired at 11:59 p.m. Friday after Congress failed to pass a short-term extension of the warrantless foreign-surveillance authority. The House rejected a three-week extension Thursday in a 198-218 vote, with 19 Republicans joining Democrats against it, and lawmakers then left Washington for a scheduled recess. The Senate also failed to fast-track a renewal before the deadline. Section 702 lets U.S. intelligence agencies collect communic...