From Washington: Showdown on the Hill Over Warrantless Spying

From Washington: Showdown on the Hill Over Warrantless Spying

From The Fox News Rundown by FOX News Radio

June 13, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

Lawmakers discuss reforms to FISA Section 702 and the implications of its expiration, alongside insights into World Cup security planning.

This week, lawmakers on the Hill were working on reforms to FISA Section 702, a warrantless surveillance program that allows our intelligence agencies to spy on foreign targets. Though the program was kept alive with a short-term extension, Democrats and a small cohort of Republicans voted against a continuation after raising concerns over the president’s pick to serve as his Director of National Intelligence. FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins The Rundown to go over the drama surrounding FISA and the significance of its expiration, as well as the fight over a new reconciliation bill and this past week’s congressional baseball game. Later, Andrew Giuliani, Head of the White House World Cup Task Force, explains the planning and coordination that went into the security surrounding the 78 matches that will be taking place in the U.S. this summer. PHOTO CREDIT: ADOBE STOCK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Chad Pergram, Andrew Giuliani

Topics covered

  • warrantless surveillance
  • FISA reforms
  • congressional politics
  • national security
  • World Cup security planning

Keywords

  • FISA
  • warrantless spying
  • Congress
  • national intelligence
  • Andrew Giuliani
  • Chad Pergram
  • surveillance
  • baseball game
  • reconciliation bill

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FOX News, White House World Cup Task Force, FISA, FISA Section 702

Places: Washington

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