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Congress let a key spy power lapse over a month ago. In the few legislative days left ahead of August recess, lawmakers don\u2019t appear to be in any rush to change that.<\/p>\n

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Discussions in the House have stalled as they wait for the Senate to move \u2014 even though Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., once warned that \u201croughly 65 percent\u201d of President Donald Trump\u2019s daily security briefing depends on keeping the authority humming.<\/p>\n

Members of both parties had issued breathless warnings about what could happen if they didn\u2019t act to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before it expired June 12, calling it a make-or-break task.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the surveillance reauthorization dominated debate in June, lawmakers have now shifted focus in July to other priorities, like the GOP\u2019s new \u201creconciliation 3.0\u201d bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The spy authority allows the U.S. government to collect digital communications of foreigners located outside the country. Without it, proponents say the intelligence community would be flying blind.<\/p>\n

It looked like the Senate would take a small step toward a renewal Wednesday when Trump\u2019s pick to head the intelligence community, Jay Clayton, showed up to his scheduled confirmation hearing. Following Trump\u2019s orders, Clayton skipped the last one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., threw cold water on the idea of harmony shortly after the hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe performance of Jay Clayton in committee today was abysmal, and it makes it much less likely that he will get Democratic votes,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n

Democrats in June said they could support renewal once a permanent director of national intelligence was confirmed. The demand came in protest of Trump\u2019s controversial temporary pick, Bill Pulte.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Mark Warner, D-Va., that demand remains. And now it\u2019s not clear whether Clayton will meet the mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think anything\u2019s changed,\u201d Warner said Wednesday after Clayton\u2019s hearing. He added that concerns over FISA may \u201cescalate\u201d after Trump\u2019s address to the nation scheduled for Thursday night, which is supposed to touch on election security.<\/p>\n

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Monday things haven\u2019t changed for House Democrats either. He added he has not had any discussions with the White House on the topic in the weeks since the statutory authority expired.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is irresponsible to expect the American people to trust Donald Trump, [FBI Director] Kash Patel and Bill Pulte with the privacy of the American people,\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cUnder no circumstances is that in any way a logical thing to expect House or Senate Democrats to sign off on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of the fading urgency is likely due to the fact that intelligence collection continues. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which reviews the program\u2019s compliance record and approves certifications, in March gave the green light for the program to operate for another year, as the New York Times reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say [FISA] is sort of dark, it\u2019s not really dark,\u201d said Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., pointing to the court certification.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the theory that the program can continue without reauthorization because the intelligence court has certified it for a year has yet to be tested in court \u2014 and some members suspect it will be.<\/p>\n

For months before it lapsed, section 702 had been surviving on short-term extensions. GOP leadership had struggled to pass a long-term extension until April, when the House advanced a three-year authorization. But that stalled out in the Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A group of privacy-minded Republicans, including Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., have blocked attempts to extend the authority as-is, urging leadership to add a warrant requirement for searches of information from U.S. citizens swept up in the program. Without such a requirement, the intelligence community could use the Section 702 authority to spy on Americans, they argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Massie was among the 19 Republicans who voted against a short-term extension on June 11, the day before section 702 expired, joining all but seven House Democrats in opposing it.<\/p>\n

Adding to the uncertainty, Trump has tried to pull renewal efforts into his unrelated bid to pass a sweeping voter ID and election bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo add a slight bit of intrigue but, for the Good of the Nation, and the People of our Country, I will not approve FISA without THE SAVE AMERICA ACT going along with it,\u201d he posted on June 17, referring to the election legislation, parts of which Republicans have since vowed to move in their third reconciliation package.<\/p>\n

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