House votes to renew foreign spy program and creates pathway to end DHS shutdown

The record 74-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security won't end immediately, but there were signs of progress Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to renew a powerful foreign surveillance program and passed a Senate-approved measure that would jump-start the process to fund ICE and the Border Patrol for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term.

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The House voted 235-191 to extend the critical spy program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expires this week.

Lawmakers later voted 215-211 along party lines to pass the GOP budget resolution previously approved by the Senate after a revolt by House Republicans over an unrelated farm bill delayed final passage by more than five hours.