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May 29, 2020

House Democratic Leaders Pull Bill to Reauthorize Government Surveillance Powers
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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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