Did Ted Cruz reveal classified information at Tuesday's GOP debate?

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The chairman of the Senate's Intelligence Committee is looking into the possibility that Sen. Ted Cruz revealed classified information during Tuesday night's Republican debate, The Hill reports.

Cruz was arguing with Sen. Marco Rubio when he said that the old National Security Agency surveillance program covered "20 or 30 percent of phone numbers" while the new program covered nearly 100 percent.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.