Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › US House blocks extension of powerful surveillance law
Politics

US House blocks extension of powerful surveillance law

The Guardian UK Thursday 11 June 2026, 15:01 UTC By Chris Stein in Washington 1 min read
Key Points

Measure failed in 198-218 vote after Democrats said they would block renewal of Fisa over naming of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligenceSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US House of Representatives on Thursday failed to pass a short-term extension of a powerful surveillance law amid controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s decision to install an inexperienced loyalist as the country’s top intelligence official. The measure failed in a 198-218 vote, after...

Measure failed in 198-218 vote after Democrats said they would block renewal of Fisa over naming of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence

The US House of Representatives on Thursday failed to pass a short-term extension of a powerful surveillance law amid controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s decision to install an inexperienced loyalist as the country’s top intelligence official.

The measure failed in a 198-218 vote, after Democrats announced they would block the move to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) in protest of Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, a major Republican donor, as acting director of national intelligence.

Continue reading...
US House (ORG) Democrats (ORG) Bill Pulte (PERSON) the Breaking News US (ORG) US House of Representatives (ORG) Donald Trump’s (PERSON) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (ORG) Trump (ORG) Republican (ORG)
Originally published by The Guardian UK Read original →

Related Stories

SPLC’s tax exempt status under scrutiny as Congressman accuses group of 'act of fraud'

EXCLUSIVE — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is being asked to strip the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) of its tax-exempt status, after a Republican congressman alleged their funding of extremist groups is "an act of fraud. "The plea from Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., makes the case that while raking in millions under the guise of fighting hate, the SPLC showed a clear pattern of targeting conservatives on its infamous "Hate Map" while funding the activities of actual extremist groups like...

Fox News 1h ago

SPLC’s tax exempt status under scrutiny as congressman accuses group of 'act of fraud'

EXCLUSIVE — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is being asked to strip the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) of its tax-exempt status, after a Republican congressman alleged their funding of extremist groups is "an act of fraud. "The plea from Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., makes the case that while raking in millions under the guise of fighting hate, the SPLC showed a clear pattern of targeting conservatives on its infamous "Hate Map" while funding the activities of actual extremist groups like...

Fox News Politics 1h ago

Senior MEP fears Airbus-Boeing dispute could reignite EU-US tensions

German MEP Bernd Lange fears the end of a crucial corporate truce could give the US grounds to breach the Turnberry agreement, which the European Parliament is expected to adopt next week. German MEP Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's trade committee, has warned that the long-running Airbus-Boeing dispute could jeopardise the EU-US trade agreement struck last summer if transatlantic tensions flare again in the coming weeks. The implementation of the Turnberry Agreement, clinched...

Euronews 1h ago

Michigan lawmaker moves to shut down 'guardrail-free' cash handout program for new mothers

A Michigan state lawmaker is taking aim at a taxpayer-funded cash assistance program for pregnant mothers, calling it "bad policy" and demanding changes to how millions of dollars are distributed. "The reason I don't think it's good policy is because we are asking taxpayers to put money on the table with no guardrails, with no independent analysis of whether it is actually accomplishing anything," House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, told Fox News Digital....

Fox News 1h ago