Senate push to reauthorize nation’s spy powers stumbles over controversial Trump decision

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the ongoing FISA showdown as Congress moves to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on ‘Special Report.’ The Senate failed to move one step closer to extending the nation’s spy powers amid brewing consternation against President Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies. Nearly every Senate Democrat and six Senate Republicans banded together to block a procedural hurdle to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in the wee hours of Friday morning. The stumble comes as the deadline to make a move on the spy powers next week rapidly approaches. What would have likely been a bipartisan vote was marred by Trump's pick to oversee the nation’s intelligence agencies as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Bill Pulte. CO