Trump administration live updates: House Democrats block short-term FISA renewal

Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as the House votes on a short-term FISA Section 702 reauthorization and a judge declines to halt the DOJ’s ‘anti-weaponiztion’ fund.

President Donald Trump had asked House Republicans to advance a short-term extension of Section 702 warrantless surveillance authority, which will expire Friday.

President Donald Trump asked lawmakers to pass a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Aaron Schwartz / CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jacob Reses, the chief of staff to Vice President JD Vance, will leave the administration at the end of the summer, people close to the vice president’s office said Thursday.

Reses, who has served in the role since Vance and President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, informed Vance of his plans several months ago, after his wife became pregnant with their first child.

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