Trump Asks Congress for Short-Term Extension of FISA Surveillance Program as Deadline Nears

The president called for a temporary extension of Section 702 as Democrats block renewal over his pick of Bill Pulte to lead U.S. intelligence.

President Donald Trump in Washington on April 6, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump asked Congress on June 10 to pass a short-term extension of a federal surveillance program set to expire this week, as Senate Democrats had blocked a longer renewal over his choice of Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence.

“I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head of the Agency,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday morning.