USA Freedom Act would ban NSA bulk collection of telephone records. It would allow authorities to seek court approval to obtain specific communications records based on a threat to national security. Congress faces a June 1 deadline to update U.S. surveillance laws as sections of the Patriot Act, enacted in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, are set to expire. Some lawmakers had hoped to amend the bill to include further limits on the way government gathers information on citizens. President Obama and a growing number of senators from both parties, as well as President Obama, support the bill.”]
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