Parts of Post-Sept. 11 Patriot Act Expire as Senate Fails to Act Before Midnight
Patriot Act,US Senate,Politics
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The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely contested program in an extraordinary Sunday Senate session.
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