“The Trump administration and congressional Democrats are locked in a high-stakes stalemate that’s dramatically increasing the likelihood that a major government surveillance program will expire,” Politico reports.
“Democrats have coalesced behind an ultimatum: They won’t support a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as long as Bill Pulte, an ally of President Donald Trump with no national security experience, remains acting director of national intelligence.”
“The White House is standing by Pulte, at least publicly, while accusing Democrats of holding the spy power ‘hostage’ and putting the country’s ‘national security at risk.'”
ABC News: Democratic revolt over Trump’s DNI pick Pulte derails FISA momentum ahead of deadline.
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