The federal government’s authority to monitor foreign nationals’ electronic communications without a warrant would be extended through June 12 under
The measure would extend for about six weeks Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which governs how US intelligence agencies can collect and search through phone calls, emails, text messages, and other electronic communications to or from agents of foreign governments and suspected terrorists located outside of the country.
The Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent on April 30 and the House ...