Push for 3-week FISA 702 extension draws swift pushback from Senate Democrats

Hopes were fading on Wednesday for a breakthrough in Congress to salvage a warrantless surveillance law before its expiration this weekend, after President Trump dug in on naming a close ally who has alienated members of both parties to a top intelligence post.

But the push is colliding with resistance from both Republicans and Democrats, raising the possibility the program could lapse without action.

Trump Calls for Short-Term Extension of Surveillance Program

The Senate rejected a three-year FISA extension last week after Trump first announced Pulte would serve as acting director of national intelligence.