Image: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and fellow Republicans celebrate GOP tax policies at an event outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Eric McDaniel of NPR reports: “Congress has voted to extend a controversial surveillance program until April 30.

The extension, which first passed overnight in the House, came after GOP leaders failed to secure a five-year renewal, as well as an 18-month renewal President Trump had demanded. Both votes tanked.

That left a stop-gap measure for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was set to expire Monday. The Senate approved the extension by a voice vote Friday morning…”

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