Trump support for warrantless spy powers leading to FISA flips on both sides of the aisle

President Trump's support for renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—which permits warrantless surveillance of foreign targets abroad—is causing lawmakers from both parties to reverse their previous positions on the spy power. Traditionally, civil liberties advocates and some Republicans have opposed the surveillance authority as an overreach, while national security hawks and many Democrats have defended it as essential. Trump's backing has upended those alignments, with some former critics now supporting renewal and some former supporters reconsidering their stance. Section 702 is set to expire and requires congressional reauthorization, making the shifting political landscape crucial to the renewal debate. The reversal illustrates how presidential positioning can scramble longstanding ideological divides on surveillance and national security.