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House Extends Surveillance Law, Rejecting New Privacy Safeguards

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) heads to a news conference in support of reforms to the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 10, 2018. A bipartisan coalition of civil liberties-minded lawmakers are trying to impose significant new privacy safeguards on the program, which will expire without an extension. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times)