Trump Conditions FISA Renewal

This topic centers on a White House effort to condition renewal of FISA Section 702 on passage of the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that lacks clear Senate support.

The standoff has slowed attempts to reauthorize a surveillance authority that intelligence agencies use to collect foreign communications, while keeping privacy concerns and Senate procedure at the center of the fight. It also intersects with disputes over the acting director of national intelligence and broader partisan leverage over must-pass legislation.