US Congress extends controversial surveillance law by 10 days

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Congress passed a short extension to a high-profile surveillance law on Friday after failing to secure the long-term reauthorisation pushed by US President Donald Trump.
The brief pause comes after a late-night attempt to reauthorise the law for ‌five years failed in the House.
It sets up another round of wrangling over whether and how to reform what is known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the National Security Agency to surveil foreigners using data...

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FISA surveillance law extended briefly