As Trump sticks with Pulte, foreign surveillance program hurtles toward expiration

The U.S. House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, leaving the surveillance authority set to expire Friday. The development raises near-term policy uncertainty around a key U.S. national security and intelligence tool. It is likely to have broad implications for the surveillance, cybersecurity, and defense policy backdrop rather than a direct company-specific impact.

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The U.S. House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, leaving the surveillance authority set to expire Friday. The development raises near-term policy uncertainty around a key U.S. national security and intelligence tool. It is likely to have broad implications for the surveillance, cybersecurity, and defense policy backdrop rather than a direct company-specific impact.