House votes to renew foreign spy program and creates pathway to end DHS shutdown
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Republican-controlled House voted 235-191 to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a critical foreign surveillance program set to expire this week.
- The House also passed a Senate-approved GOP budget resolution 215-211 along party lines, initiating the process to fund ICE and the Border Patrol for the remainder of President Trump's term.
- The budget resolution could help end the 74-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by enabling funding through budget reconciliation, bypassing a Democratic filibuster without policy concessions.
- The House faced significant internal challenges, including delays caused by conservative hard-liners blocking procedural votes, highlighting divisions within the narrow GOP majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- While the farm bill advanced and could pass soon, Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated the House's three-year FISA renewal bill may not pass the Senate, with a 45-day extension being considered instead.
