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Barr meets with Senate GOP to push surveillance renewals

by Associated Press
| February 25, 2020 2:05 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr met with lawmakers Tuesday to encourage them to extend expiring surveillance authorities, making his first visit to Capitol Hill since news broke a week ago that he had contemplated resigning over President Donald Trump's refusal to heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases.

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