Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House
Speaker Mike Johnson faced a chaotic legislative failure in the House after attempts to pass a surveillance renewal were blocked by his own party.
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Congress passed a short-term 10-day extension of Section 702 surveillance powers to avoid a Monday deadline after multiple long-term renewal efforts collapsed in the House due to bipartisan privacy concerns and intra-party GOP divisions.
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