Filibuster threat means Trump needs Senate Democrats to pass spying bill

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has vowed to filibuster extension of FISA spying powers without additional privacy protections. (credit: Sen Ron Wyden)

The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would extend a controversial government spying power known as "Section 702" for another six years-without new privacy safeguards that had been sought by civil liberties groups.

Debate over the legislation now shifts over to the Senate, where it faces a filibuster threat from both Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

"If this Section 702 bill comes to the Senate, I will filibuster it," Wyden wrote in a tweet shortly after the House bill passed.

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