The vote, a major victory for the White House, would also give legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in a program of warrantless eavesdropping.
AP - Barack Obama powered past Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for Democratic convention delegates Tuesday on a night of triumph sweetened with outsized primary victories in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
AP - Republican John McCain said he was "fired up and ready to go" against either Democratic presidential contender as he celebrated primary victories Tuesday in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
AP - The Senate on Tuesday approved new rules for government eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
John McCain defeats Mike Huckabee in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia GOP primariesOn Democratic side, Barack Obama defeats Hillary Clinton in Potomac primariesFor the first time, Obama leads Clinton in CNN's delegate count; he's now won 8 in a row