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Pulte unqualified, but FISA must be extended, McCaul says

Season 2026 Episode 119 | 6m 36s

Friday is the deadline for Congress to reauthorize a key tool for collecting foreign intelligence. Critics on the left and the right argue that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is prone to abuse. Others say they won’t back it until President Trump pulls his pick to oversee the intelligence community. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Republican Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas.

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