With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

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Section 702 of FISA, permitting US intelligence agencies warrantless collection of overseas communications, expires April 20. Lawmakers remain deadlocked over renewal. A bipartisan group demands sweeping privacy reforms, citing constitutional concerns and surveillance abuses. Others seek political leverage by attaching provisions to separate legislation, blocking reform consensus.

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