
Fight over greenlighting controversial surveillance program unites progressives, conservatives in Congress
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Rumors of a plan to stop a controversial surveillance program from expiring by linking it to Congress' annual defense bill has both progressives and conservatives up in arms.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has been both credited with preventing terror attacks on U.S. soil and accused of being a vehicle for spying on U.S. citizens. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
It lets the government keep tabs on specific foreign nationals outside the country without first obtaining a warrant to do so, even if the party on the other side of those communications is an American on U.S. soil. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com