By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-05 12:50:51 | Updated at 2026-06-08 18:31:56
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Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) speaks to reporters following the weekly Democrat Senate policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington on May 06, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
The Senate on Friday morning blocked a measure to extend a surveillance program used by U.S. agencies, in part because of opposition to President Donald Trump’s new acting director of national intelligence.
The vote was 47–52 against a motion that would have set up a final vote on extending a provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that lets agencies such as the CIA collect communications from foreign targets without a warrant, and has in the past enabled collection of information from Americans communicating with foreigners.
