Article Summary

The article reports on the Senate's failure to extend a U.S. surveillance program that allows intelligence agencies to collect communications from foreign targets without a warrant, highlighting bipartisan concern over privacy rights. It emphasizes criticism from both Democrats and some Republicans who worry the program can be used to spy on Americans without proper legal safeguards, especially in the context of President Trump's controversial intelligence appointment. While the article frames the blockage as a stand for civil liberties, it doesn't fully explain what might be lost in terms of national security or intelligence capabilities.