May 23, 2015 10:26 am | Updated 10:26 am IST - WASHINGTON
The USA Freedom Act, a bill to end U.S. spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone call data, failed to clear a procedural hurdle in the U.S. senate early on Saturday.
The vote was 57-42 against stopping debate on the measure. It would not have needed 60 yes votes to move ahead.
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