House vote puts Section 702 on brink of historic lapse amid fight over acting spy chief
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
June 11, 2026 05:16 PM ET
Trump’s plan to nominate Jay Clayton as permanent top spy may ease Democrats’ concerns, but lawmakers remain at odds over whether Bill Pulte will lead the intelligence community during the transition.
The House failed to approve an extension of a powerful foreign spying authority on Thursday, putting it on course to statutorily lapse for the first time in its history, even as President Donald Trump has named his choice for a permanent spy chief in an apparent bid to defuse a fight over the intelligence community’s leadership.
Hours after the 218-198 vote on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — which was fraught with bipartisan objections to Bill Pulte’s appointmentto serve as acting director of national intelligence — President Donald Trump said he would name Jay...
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