Congress approved a six-week extension of a key surveillance program Thursday, just hours before it is set to lapse.
The extension will give lawmakers until June 12 to work out a deal on a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which targets foreigners abroad but can sweep in communications involving Americans.
The decision to do a short-term extension came after the House passed a three-year bill Wednesday but packaged it with a controversial digital currency provision that made it “dead on arrival,” according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson discussed the…
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