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House votes to extend Fisa surveillance law for 10 days<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The House of Representatives voted early on Friday to briefly extend an expiring and controversial law that grants the US government sweeping powers for warrantless surveillance.<\/p>\n

The decision to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance<\/a> Act (Fisa)<\/strong> until April 30 came via unanimous consent shortly after a 208 Democrats and 20 Republicans came together to defeat attempts to pass five-year and 18-month renewals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

First enacted in 2008, Fisa\u2019s Section 702 allows national security agencies to collect and review texts and emails sent to, and from, foreigners living outside the country, without a warrant<\/a>. This would also cover any communications between Americans who are talking to non-American targets living board.<\/p>\n

The law was originally set to expire on Monday, as the law includes a provision that notes the law will expire without periodically being reauthorized.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump<\/strong> had been pushing for an 18-month extension, posting on Truth Social that the law was an \u201ceffective tool to keep Americans safe\u201d and \u201cextremely important to our military\u201d, especially during the war in Iran \u2013 a dramatic shift from his call two years ago to \u201cKILL FISA<\/a>\u201d after accusing the FBI of misusing the law to spy on his 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n

While the CIA credits<\/a> Section 702 with helping to rescue hostages overseas and prevent a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, critics warn that it allows the US government to spy on Americans without a warrant. Prior to the vote, California congressman Ro Khanna posted on X<\/a> that it \u201cgives Donald Trump the power to surveil or collect data on Americans through a back door\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA yes vote gives Trump more power to surveil Americans,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cEvery Democrat must vote no. Everyone who loves the constitution must vote no.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other developments:<\/p>\n