The Senate voted against advancing a long-term reauthorization of a key surveillance power Friday, raising the odds that Congress could need another short-term patch — or let the spy law lapse entirely.
Senators voted 52-47 against taking up a House-passed three-year deal, which leaders planned to use as a vehicle for a Senate-forged agreement that was circulated earlier this week .
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) had been involved in negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement that could pick up support from enough Democrats. But the prospects for a deal evaporated earlier this week after President Donald Trump named close political ally Bill Pulte…
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