NSA bill blocked by Senate Republicans

On Tuesday, a bill that would have ended the National Security Agency's program that collects the phone records of Americans in bulk stalled in the Senate. The bill was supported by the Obama administration and technology companies like Google, Yahoo, Apple, and Microsoft. It fell two votes short of the 60 necessary to pass, with Democrats and a few Republicans voting in favor. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) said the program as it is now works to fight terrorism, and "this is the worst possible time t...