The Senate Friday passed a short extension of a key government surveillance program ahead of a Monday deadline, after attempts at a long-term renewal failed amid GOP clashes in the House. The Senate agreed in a voice vote to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until April 30.

Trump officials say the program is vital to national security, but skeptics — including some Republicans — have stonewalled its reauthorization without changes to protect civil liberties.

Congress on Friday approved a short-term extension for a critical foreign surveillance program after GOP leaders struggled to secure a longer term extension amid clamoring from some of their members for reforms to protect Americans’ privacy.

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives backed a 10-day extension of a controversial surveillance clause of the FISA Act to prevent it expiring.

The FISA Section 702 surveillance program hit a temporary roadblock after House conservatives rejected a long-term extension early Friday morning.

House members early Friday morning voted by unanimous consent to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, for two weeks. Earlier in the morning GO

The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies

The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, following a chaotic, post-midnight scramble in the House to keep the authority from expiring.