Senate Spy Powers Negotiations Hit Similar Snags Seen in House

The Senate is preparing to move forward on its own process for extending a contentious spy powers tool while House GOP leaders struggle to corral votes for their plan, but both chambers are running into similar roadblocks over concerns about warrantless searches on Americans.

Senate Republicans teed up a procedural motion that could occur as soon as Tuesday to start consideration of a three-year extension (S.4344) reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows US intelligence agencies to collect the communications of foreigners overseas. But Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a privacy hawk, said jamming any bill ...