Three US spy programmes expire amid Senate stand-off over extension
Measure to renew them are not passed because of procedural hurdles raised by Senator Rand Paul
Washington
THREE US spy programmes aimed at stopping terrorists expired early on Monday amid a stand-off among Senate Republicans over legislation to renew them.
For the first time since soon after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, intelligence and law enforcement agencies can't initiate the use of these tools to monitor communications of suspected terrorists or seize records for counter-terrorism investigations.
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