The renewal of a controversial spy powers law will come down to the wire in Congress, risking a potential lapse as consensus among House Republicans proves elusive.
President Donald Trump has publicly pushed for an 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, citing the ongoing military operations in Iran and giving GOP leaders support as they try to win over privacy hawks to pass it before the April 20 deadline.
Even so, House and Senate lawmakers have left Washington for a two-week recess without finding a resolution to reauthorizing the law, which permits agencies to collect ...