Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance program despite privacy concerns

NPR— The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law.

KEYT—Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline. Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline

AP News—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.

CNN—Senate passes surveillance bill despite contentious debate over privacy concerns. The Senate voted late Friday to reauthorize a key surveillance authority, avoiding a lapse in the controversial program. Lawmakers voted 60-34 to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, after the House passed the measure late last week. The House passed the bill after a new version was put forward for a two-year reauthorization instead of five years, a change that helped appease conservatives who had initially revolted against the legislation. A two-year...