SECURITYJun 11 · 00:15 UTCCROSSCUT SEATTLECascade PBS Staff

Pulte unqualified, but FISA must be extended, McCaul says

Congress has a Friday deadline to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with critics from both left and right arguing it is prone to abuse. Some lawmakers refuse to support the extension until President Trump withdraws his nominee to oversee the intelligence community.

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