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House Democratic Leaders Pull Bill to Reauthorize Government Surveillance Powers

HeadlineMay 29, 2020

In news from Capitol Hill, Democrats have pulled a bill to reauthorize parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act after members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Republican minority formed an unlikely coalition opposing the legislation. President Trump had threatened to veto the bill, which would have extended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until 2023.

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