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News about U.S. Congress

• Surveillance court extends NSA's phone records collection

  The program was extended for five months as it winds down

• US appeals court rules against NSA phone records collection

  Congress didn't give the agency the authority to collect U.S. phone records in bulk, the court says

• Civil liberties groups oppose bill ending NSA's bulk phone records program

  The USA Freedom Act's changes to the phone records program are 'modest' at best, opponents say

• ACLU: NSA phone dragnet should be killed not amended

  The recent USA Freedom Act doesn't go far enough in reforming surveillance, an ACLU lawyer says

• Coalition gears up to oppose trade legislation pushing Trans-Pacific deal

  Legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress this month would fast-track approval of the trade deal

• Congress moves quickly on cyberthreat information sharing

  A House committee approves a second bill, despite concerns about consumer privacy

Features about U.S. Congress

• Tech issues don't make much of an appearance in US presidential campaign

  The 2012 presidential debate has focused more on the US economy, health care and jobs than on tech-specific issues