Congress is behind on yet more crucial work: If the House and Senate don’t renew it by Monday, a key section of the nation’s key foreign-spying law will expire — blowing a major hole in US national security.
A post-9/11 reform, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, sensibly allows monitoring of a limited number of foreigners, on an individual basis, for limited purposes without requiring a warrant.
That lets US agents collect vital info and respond quickly when they unearth threats.
Over the years, it’s helped agents thwart numerous terrorist plots; locate Chinese sources of fentanyl precursors; ID foreign hackers and ransomware perps; and foil foreign-based spying, kidnapping and assassination schemes — for starters.
Today, with America at war with the No. 1 terror sponsor Iran, and facing threats from other nations like China and Russia, nothing would be more reckless than letting 702 sunset.
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Don’t let Congress stop US agents from spying on our enemies
- by: Post Editorial Board
- 2026-04-14
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NY Post
- 04/16/2026
