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    FBI Surveillance Measures Appear Likely To Expire With GOP Opposition

    A failure of sufficient support from President Trump and his allies in the Senate may mean that surveillance tools called essential by the Justice Department could expire this weekend.
    by Ryan Lucas Mar 12, 2020 3 minutes

    Updated at 7:40 p.m. ET

    Three domestic surveillance tools used by the FBI in counterterrorism investigations look all but certain to lapse--at least temporarily--after the Senate failed to vote to renew them before they expire this weekend.

    The authorities, which the intelligence community says are critical to national security, are set to lapse on Sunday without action by Congress. The Senate adjourned on Thursday evening until Monday without resolving the matter, signaling that the

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