But the reported search for a senator comes as a key moment for the future of the FBI’s surveillance power: There is growing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for enacting reforms to the authority and the broader law it is housed under. While it was designed to target overseas residents, the program can also sweep in Americans’ communications — and has faced bipartisan scrutiny for doing so.

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