Senate approves short-term renewal of FISA surveillance program

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On Friday, April 17, 2026, the U.S. Senate approved a 10-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). President Trump signed the measure into law on Saturday, preventing the program from expiring on April 20 and pushing the new deadline to April 30, 2026. The short-term "patch" was passed by a voice vote in the Senate after a chaotic series of failed longer-term votes in the House. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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