Will Congress extend a controversial surveillance program?

Will Congress extend a controversial surveillance program?

From Tangle by Isaac Saul

April 21, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent short-term renewal of Section 702 of FISA and the upcoming debate on privacy measures in Congress.

On Friday, the House and Senate  passed  a short-term renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), reauthorizing the law until April 30. Republican leadership pivoted to the stopgap measure after a group of 20 House Republicans  voted against  an 18-month extension that President Donald Trump had endorsed. Congress is now expected to debate adding new privacy measures to the law before next Thursday’s deadline.  Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to  ReadTangle.com  to sign up! Our latest video. Maritime issues have been a constant in the news this year — from drug boat strikes in the Caribbean to blockades in the Strait of Hormuz. At Tangle, we tend to focus on the issues that involve American vessels or the U.S. military. But Associate Producer Aidan Gorman wanted to dig into a story about what could be the largest fleet on the open oceans: Chinese fishing vessels.  Aidan goes deep on the issue, talking to experts and surfacing the context, in the latest video on the Tangle YouTube channel.  Check it out here ! You can read…

People in this episode

Host: Isaac Saul

Guest: Aidan Gorman

Topics covered

  • surveillance
  • privacy
  • Congress
  • FISA
  • politics
  • legislation

Keywords

  • surveillance program
  • FISA
  • Section 702
  • Congress
  • privacy measures
  • Donald Trump
  • legislation

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Organizations: Tangle, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, House, Senate, Tangle YouTube

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