Sutton Tyson

Since the attacks by Hamas militants on Israel on Oct. 7, U.S. intelligence officials say the war abroad has "sharpened the focus of potential attacks" in the U.S. and are reminding Congress that it is running out of time to reauthorize a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 of the act, which allows the government to collect the communications of certain foreigners abroad without a warrant, including text messages, emails and phone calls, expires on Dec.