House Republicans revived a short-term extension of the Patriot Act...

House Republicans revived a short-term extension of the Patriot Act late Monday, redeeming a defeat from a week ago. Members voted 275-144 to extend until December three provisions of the President George W. Bush-era act, including authorization for “roving wiretaps,” a “lone wolf” provision that allows officials to monitor individual terrorists suspects without clear to ties to groups or nations under foreign intelligence rules, and a provision that allows the government to search, without judicial review, “any tangible items” of suspects. President Barack Obama has called for the provisions to be extended through 2013, but his party has mostly resisted in recent votes. In Monday’s vote, 27 Republicans crossed the aisle to oppose the renewals. The provisions now head to the Democrat-controlled Senate.