A controversial program allowing the U.S. National Security Agency to collect millions of domestic telephone records expired Sunday night after the Senate failed to vote on a bill to extend the authority for the surveillance. . The Senate, meeting on Sunday as provisions of the counterterrorism Patriot Act were hours from expiring, voted on a so-called cloture to limit debate and move toward a vote on the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would rein in the NSA. Congress delays critical decision on broadening FBI's access to citizens' online activity logs; potential effects on privacy debated.. Domestic Surveillance, NSA Authority, Senate Deliberations, Patriot Act, USA Freedom Act. . Anthony Pell
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