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FISA Section 702: Trump Urges Extension as Congress Grapples with Surveillance, Security, and Civil Liberties

As the April 20, 2026 deadline looms, President Donald Trump has made a forceful plea to Congress for a 'clean' extension of FISA Section 702, a crucial but contentious foreign surveillance program. This urgent call reignites a decades-long debate pitting vital national security interests against fundamental civil liberties, with lawmakers deeply divided over the program's future and the necessity of reforms.