FISA Section 702 lapses after Trump blocks renewal without voter ID bill; Senate defies him

Washington Times—Section 702, the foreign surveillance authority, lapsed after House Republicans split 198-218 against renewal when Trump demanded the SAVE America Act — requiring proof of citizenship to vote — be bundled with the extension. Senate Majority Leader John Thune publicly broke with Trump, saying the chamber would move a clean FISA bill without the SAVE Act, and declaring the votes to pass it with voter ID attached 'aren't there.' Bipartisan Senate opposition to the linkage remains firm, leaving Republicans internally divided over whether to defy a president using critical national-security legislation as leverage for an unrelated election priority.

• Washington Times — GOP leaders blocked Trump's plan to attach the SAVE Act to the FISA reauthorization
• The Hill — Senate Majority Leader Thune tells Trump FISA will move without SAVE America Act
• The Hill — Senate Republicans divided on whether to link spy authority renewal with voting legislation
• Memeorandum — Thune publicly said Senate will move FISA without the SAVE America Act, rebuffing Trump
• Washington Times — Trump won't support FISA extension without voter ID bill attached
• Google News Top — SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to vote; bipartisan Senate opposition firm
• Bloomberg — Politics — Spy powers expired after both chambers deadlocked; Trump says no extension without the SAVE Act
• Memeorandum — Trump demands Congress bundle sweeping election legislation with the Section 702 reauthorization
• Axios — Section 702 lapsed Friday; House Republicans split 198-218; Thune says votes 'aren't there'