House Judiciary easily clears bill to renew surveillance tools with warrant mandate

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill that would require all U.S. intelligence agencies to obtain a court warrant before searching for information about Americans retrieved by powerful electronic spying tools. Lawmakers voted 35 to 2 in favor of the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act that would amend and

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