Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the Senate will pursue an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 enhanced surveillance powers without attaching the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, despite President Donald Trump’s request to link the two measures. Thune’s position, stated Monday, indicates Senate Republicans plan to move forward with a stand-alone FISA renewal effort even if it means rejecting the president’s condition. Section 702 is the provision that governs certain foreign intelligence surveillance activities conducted by U.S. intelligence agencies. The two outlets agree that Thune is rebuffing Trump’s push to combine the FISA action with the SAVE America legislation, framing the plan as an attempt to keep the renewal separate rather than dependent on unrelated legislative negotiations. The reports describe Thune as warning about the consequences of delaying Section 702 renewal and signaling that Senate Republicans intend to act on their own timeline. The overall focus is on how the Senate will structure the renewal vote and whether it will proceed without the SAVE America Act attached.