Section 702 Surveillance Reaches Its Friday Deadline, But “Going Dark” Is a Myth

The government’s broadest warrantless surveillance power is set to expire Friday after the House refused to keep it running. Lawmakers voted down a three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, 218 to 198, with 19 Republicans joining most Democrats against it and seven Democrats crossing over in support. Speaker […]