Rumors are rampant on Capitol Hill about an effort said to be underway by US congressional leaders to salvage a controversial surveillance program—a plan that sources say may include slipping a last-minute provision into a “must-pass” defense authorization bill. Republican and Democratic senior aides tell WIRED that word of private talks between the party leaders began to leak late last week, sparking concerns that House speaker Mike Johnson and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer were mounting a last-ditch effort to rescue the program, known as Section 702, without the support of their rank-and-file members.

Source: Wired – Threat Level