Senators propose a compromise over hot-button Section 702 renewal

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday attempted to break a monthslong logjam over extending a controversial surveillance program by introducing compromise legislation to win over privacy and national security hawks. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) proposed a measure to reauthorize and reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence

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