Democratic Senators Press NSA About Status of Phone-Surveillance Program

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Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee cite confusion and lack of updates on how spy agency uses call data

A group of Democratic senators has asked the National Security Agency to publicly clarify the status of a surveillance program that collects information about U.S. phone calls and text messages, saying an update is needed so lawmakers can decide whether to renew the controversial spying tool.

Six Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee sent a letter Tuesday to Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the NSA, requesting a “public status report” to address confusion over how—or whether—the Trump administration is using the so-called...

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