Democrat Pushes GOP Leadership To Renew Warrantless Spying Before His Party Takes Power

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes urged Senate Republican leaders to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before Democrats take control of the House. Himes told Politico he had discussed reauthorization with Senate Majority Leader John Thune. The surveillance authority, which permits collection and searches of data involving Americans’ contacts with targeted noncitizens, lapsed in June after lawmakers failed to renew it.