WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate easily authorized a 2-1/2- year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Monitoring Act (FISA) on Thursday, 2 months after the divisive arrangements allowing federal government data collection expired.
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The Senate backed the reauthorization by 80-16, even more than the 60 votes required for passage.
The step must be authorized, nevertheless, by the Legislature before it can be sent to the White House for President Donald Trump to ban or sign into law. On Thursday, the Republican-led Senate ame