The FBI is facing scrutiny following an improper search of its intelligence database

Newly declassified court documents revealed that the FBI improperly searched for the name of a U.S. Senator in an intelligence database, amid indications of a foreign threat against the lawmaker. The intelligence program, created under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, has faced criticism in Congress and from privacy advocates, raising uncertainties about its future as lawmakers debate whether to reauthorize it.