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May 23

Senate to reconsider Patriot Act extension after break

Unable to end a struggle over how to deal with government surveillance programs, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a last-minute session to consider retaining the National Security Agency's bulk collection of domestic phone records.

Friday on the NewsHour, the Senate debates the scope of NSA surveillance and the future of the Patriot Act. Also: Ireland holds a vote on legalizing same-sex marriage, older Americans increasingly struggle with food insecurity, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson…

On June 1, the NSA will lose legal authority to collect bulk phone records, as key provisions of the Patriot Act expire. The House has passed a new bill replacing bulk collection with more targeted searches. But some senators, including…