NSA phone surveillance program likely to end

Published March 5, 2019 3:40pm ET



The National Security Agency has halted a controversial system that analyzes the text and call logs of Americans, according to a senior Republican congressional aide.

The NSA has not used the program in months and the Trump administration could shutter it entirely at the end of the year. The disclosure came from Luke Murry, national security adviser to House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, in a weekend podcast for “Lawfare.”

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