US Senate votes to renew Fisa surveillance program
by Reuters in Washington from on (#6M79C)
Majority leader Chuck Schumer says approving bill was right thing' for Democrats and Republicans to do
The US Senate voted late on Friday night to approve the reauthorization of the controversial Fisa surveillance program, narrowly preventing its midnight expiration.
The reauthorization secures what supporters call a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation.
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