A measure to temporarily continue a key surveillance law failed in the House of Representatives, making the expiration of FISA Section 702 all but inevitable as members of Congress left for a weeklong recess.
Congress departed Washington this week without renewing the foreign surveillance law, which is set to expire Friday. The failure to extend the tool means the United States spy network will lose some of its powers used to thwart terrorist plots.
Lawmakers refused to extend the surveillance tool over stalled privacy concerns.
Separately, President Trump announced his plans to nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence.
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