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Reporter's Notebook: Lawmakers scramble as FISA fight comes at the worst possible time

There’s the World Cup. America’s 250th birthday. And the conflict with Iran.It’s all a nightmare national security hat trick."It’s the highest we’ve ever seen," said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Fox News Sunday about the terrorism threat level. "When I say we arrest terrorists every single week, I’m not exaggerating. Those aren’t the individuals that are coming across our border, those are individuals that are still inside this country."But lawmakers are scared now that the nation’s premier anti-terrorism tool — called FISA Section 702 — expired over the weekend.EXPIRING SPY...