Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires
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Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires

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...