House approves short-term extension of surveillance law in blow to Republicans’ long-term plan – US politics live

The US House of Representatives approved a short-term extension of a warrantless surveillance law, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), until April 30th. This decision followed a defeat of Republican-led attempts to pass longer five-year and 18-month renewals. A coalition of 20 Republicans joined House Democrats to vote down the longer extensions. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the Republican effort to pass a five-year extension "unacceptable." The extension allows for continued foreign intelligence gathering while Congress debates the law's future.