Senate Passes Bill Reauthorizing FISA Surveillance

Senate Passes Bill Reauthorizing FISA Surveillance
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) holds a copy of the Steele Dossier during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Dec. 11, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The Senate on Thursday passed an act that reauthorizes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

The act lets government investigators apply to a secretive court to spy on Americans. The program has widespread problems, the Department of Justice’s inspector general found earlier this year.
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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