In fight over key surveillance law, officials look to sway congressional skeptics
A fight looms over warrantless collection of communication of foreigners overseas.
by Ryan Lucas
Mar 23, 2023
3 minutes
The Biden administration and Congress are wrestling over the fate of a surveillance law that U.S. officials say is one of the government's best tools to gather foreign intelligence on everything from terrorists and hackers to Russia and China.
The statute, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is set to expire at the end of the year, unless Congress reauthorizes it. American officials say the program is a critical source of key intelligence on high-priority threats, and
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