A vital intelligence programme credited with thwarting a 2024 terrorist plot against a Taylor Swift concert in Austria is now at risk of shutting down. The United States House of Representatives has failed to pass a temporary extension for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving the surveillance tool set to lapse on Saturday.
Lawmakers voted 198-218 on Thursday against keeping the provision active for another three weeks. The fast-track procedure required a two-thirds majority, but a coalition of Democrats and privacy-focused Republicans prevented the measure from advancing, Fox News reported.
