Image: US Senate Majority Leader John Thune

Rebecca Beitsch of The Hill reports: “Congress on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, ensuring the program doesn’t go dark after midnight while teeing up more debate about how to reform it.

The Senate on Thursday passed the 45-day reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by unanimous consent. The House swiftly took up the bill, passing it in a 261-111 vote sending the short-term extension to President Trump’s desk…”

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