House Poised to Vote on Mass Spying Authority Critics Call "Patriot Act 2.0"
The FBI and NSA have regularly used the spying authority to obtain the communications of US citizens.
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The FBI and NSA have regularly used the spying authority to obtain the communications of US citizens.
Eighty-six House Republicans on Friday voted against an amendment to require a warrant for surveillance of Americans' communications.
Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted Friday against a bill reauthorizing the Department of Justice to conduct warrantless searches on American citizens. The bill passed.
The measure would have required federal agents to get a warrant before searching American communications collected as part of foreign intelligence.
The measure would have required federal agents to get a warrant before searching American communications collected as part of foreign intelligence.