Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes
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Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
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Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
The Senate voted after a midnight deadline to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
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Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to reauthorize a powerful surveillance tool the U.S. government describes as critical to combating terrorism, after defeating efforts by civil liberties advocates on the left and right to rein it in. The vote of 60-34 sends the bill to President Joe Biden, who has championed it. The legislation extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, for two more years. The final vote came after the Senate defeated six amendments from progressive...