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The House rejected a three-week extension of a foreign surveillance law that expires Friday as Democrats protest President Trump\u2019s pick to temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.<\/p>\n

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The failed 198-218 vote all but guarantees the key spy authority will go dark. The House adjourned for a congressional recess soon after the vote and is not scheduled to return to Washington until June 23.<\/p>\n

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorizes the warrantless collection of targeted foreign intelligence information to help combat terrorist plots.<\/p>\n

\u201cI pray that we do not have a serious calamity on our shores over the next few weeks,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters after the vote.<\/p>\n

The Louisiana Republican condemned Democrats for applauding when the bill failed, saying \u201cthat video is going to live in infamy\u201d because of their \u201cshameful\u201d and \u201cdangerous\u201d behavior allowing FISA Section 702 to sunset.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason we have not had a mass casualty event like 9\/11 since that great tragedy is because we have this statute,\u201d Mr. Johnson said.<\/p>\n

If Congress does not renew the law, U.S. communications companies are unlikely to hand over foreign targets\u2019 phone calls, emails and text messages without a warrant.<\/p>\n

Information gathered from Section 702 is a large part of the daily presidential intelligence briefing that guides key national security decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cFISA 702 is very important to our Military, and keeping the American People safe, especially during the World Cup and America250 Celebrations,\u201d Mr. Trump said Wednesday in a social media post requesting a short-term extension of the law.<\/p>\n

Democrats are nearly universally refusing to renew Section 702 unless the president reverses his appointment of William J. Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump has refused to do so, saying Mr. Pulte will step into the position on June 19 until he nominates a permanent DNI and the Senate confirms that person to the role.<\/p>\n

Congress had reached a bipartisan deal to reauthorize Section 702 for three years with changes designed to combat abuse of the spy authority.<\/p>\n

It was expected to have at least enough support to pass both chambers before Mr. Trump announced he was tapping Mr. Pulte as acting DNI upon Tulsi Gabbard\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe were on the cusp,\u201d Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said of the three-year reauthorization.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Donald Trump were really an evil genius, he would have allowed us to reauthorize 702 and then appointed Bill Pulte. He could have done it all,\u201d he said. \u201cNow, I would have lit myself on fire over Bill Pulte nonetheless, but it was almost like deliberate vandalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats argue Mr. Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is unqualified to even temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.<\/p>\n

They also say he poses a threat to national security because he has shown a willingness to use sensitive information to target Mr. Trump\u2019s political enemies.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s deeply unqualified, deeply unserious and deeply dangerous,\u201d said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York Democrat.<\/p>\n

He told reporters after all but seven members of his party blocked the three-week Section 702 extension that House and Senate Democrats are united in demanding that Mr. Trump reverse his decision to elevate Mr. Pulte as acting DNI.<\/p>\n

The president said in the Oval Office on Wednesday that he will not give in to Democrats\u2019 demands and advised Republicans in Congress to stand strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t let them extort us,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve done it on numerous occasions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump was referring to Democrats shutting down the government last fall and the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The latter was a result of Democrats\u2019 refusal to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s remarks on FISA came as he signed a bill that Republicans passed through the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to fund the agencies through the remainder of his term.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re signing today has been amazing, but they tried to extort us,\u201d Mr. Trump said. \u201cThey were losing tremendous support because they\u2019re extorting on law and order, and they can\u2019t win on law and order. \u2026 And ultimately, they could not take the heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republicans are hoping Democrats will fold under the heat of the foreign surveillance law expiring amid a host of national security challenges: the reescalating war in Iran, the flood of foreign travelers coming to watch the World Cup soccer games that began this week and numerous large events to celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence.<\/p>\n

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