Senate on ‘glide path’ to pass FISA extension ahead of midnight deadline - Washington Examiner

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Senate on ‘glide path’ to pass FISA extension ahead of midnight deadline - Washington Examiner

The Senate reached a deal to reauthorize a controversial FISA spying program on Friday night despite days of hardened opposition, teeing up a series of votes hours before the law expires. A bipartisan group of privacy hawks had refused to fast-track the legislation, which renews Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but they agreed to relent after party leadership offered six amendment votes that address civil liberties conce…