A key U.S. surveillance authority is set to expire later this month, setting up a high-stakes clash in Congress over national security and civil liberties.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows intelligence agencies to collect communications of foreign targets abroad. Unless lawmakers act, the authority will lapse on April 20, 2026.

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