Trump backs short-term spy powers extension amid fight with Senate GOP over Pulte

President Trump asked Congress for a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an effort to give time to nominate and confirm a permanent director of national intelligence amid threats from Democrats to not renew the act if Bill Pulte remains acting director of the agency. 

In a TruthSocial post on Wednesday, Trump accused Democrats of “taking our national security hostage because of unrelated issues.” 

“FISA 702 is very important to our Military, and keeping the American People safe, especially during the World Cup and America250 Celebrations. If nothing is done, this important law will expire this week,” the president wrote. 

Trump’s selection of Pulte, who also serves as Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has received pushback from Democrats and some Republicans for his lack of intelligence experience and........

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