Congress votes to reauthorize spy tool despite privacy fight

Published January 18, 2018 5:38pm ET



The Senate Thursday passed a bill reauthorizing an important national counter-terrorism tool after a bipartisan fight over privacy protections in the legislation.

The measure, approved by the House last week, now heads to President Trump’s desk for a signature.

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