Congress Extends Surveillance Program, Seeks Long-Term Fix

0:00On April 30, Congress just kicked the surveillance program's expiration down the road with a short-term extension keeping U.S. spy agencies like the CIA, NSA, and FBI in business. The House sent it to President Trump's desk Thursday after the Senate cleared it, buying time until June 12, instead of letting it lapse Friday. This key part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lets agencies grab communications from foreign targets without a warrant, but talks for A. Full three-year renewal hit a wall over fears it scoops up Americans' data too. Lawmakers showed rare bipartisan bives, with the Senate passing it unanimously, and the House vote landing 261 to 111. Even as some Democrats and a few Republicans push back hard, House Republicans try to three-year bill Wednesday, flipping holdouts by tacking on a ban for central bank digital currency, but Senate leaders shut. That down-quick, saying it wouldn't fly. Now with breathing room till June, leaders like Senate Majority Leader John Thune say they'll hammer out real reforms with the White House for a solid.

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