Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House
Senator Ron Wyden briefly stalled action in the Senate to advocate for significant privacy revisions to the surveillance program.
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House rushes to overnight vote to renew key surveillance tool used by US spy agencies12 articles·10 sources·Avg cred 87/100
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Congress passed a short-term 10-day extension of Section 702 surveillance powers to avoid a Monday deadline after multiple long-term renewal efforts collapsed in the House due to bipartisan privacy concerns and intra-party GOP divisions.
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