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Key tool to fight terrorism facing expiration, again

WASHINGTON — Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a key tool in the fight against terrorism, survived a December expiration threat, but it’s again facing expiration on Jan. 18.

In this week’s edition of The Hunt, Rachel Brand, associate attorney general at the Department of Justice, explains why it’s so important.

Exclusive: ‘New threads’ likely to extend investigations into Russian meddling

WASHINGTON — A staggering account of daily life in the Donald Trump White House — and the campaign that led him there — has unearthed alleged chicanery that could well prolong multiple probes into the president and his inner circle’s alleged relations with Russian operatives linked to the Kremlin. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told WTOP in an exclusive interview, “Nine months after we had our last conversation, we’ve made a huge amount of progress. I would like to have arrived at full conclusions, but the unfortunate thing is new threads continue to pop up.”
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