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Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican, said that his hearings on homegrown Muslim terrorism in 2011 have been vindicated in the ensuing years after many American Muslims have traveled overseas to join the Islamic State organization's ongoing campaign of terror. (associated press)

Peter King won’t retreat from attack on Rand Paul

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

Analysis: NSA bill barely touches the agency’s vast powers

By KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

Loss of Safety and Freedom Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Spying does not mean security

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2015, before debate continues in the Senate on renewing the Patriot Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

NSA phone program doomed as Senate passes USA Freedom Act

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks with reporters outside of the Senate Chamber following his address to the Senate in Washington, Sunday, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Some GOP donors willing to give to many, just not Rand Paul

By Julie Bykowicz - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks with a reporter as he leaves the Capitol following his address to the Senate in Washington, Sunday, May 31, 2015. The Senate was unable to make a deal to extend contested anti-terror provisions and as a result, the post-Sept. 11 programs expired at midnight Sunday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Rand Paul hails ‘big victory’ for privacy: Obama ‘will be rebuked’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, will get one last chance to force votes on amendments Tuesday to try to give the NSA more spying time, and to weaken some of the transparency that the House imposed. (Associated Press)

Patriot Act backers scramble to save NSA phone snooping powers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"The Patriot Act will expire tonight. It will only be temporary. They will ultimately get their way," said Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, underscoring the limits of his powers of objection, which can push matters until Wednesday at the latest. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul stalls Patriot Act NSA surveillance powers past renewal deadline

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks to media as he meets with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama, James Clapper plead Senate GOP to relent on Patriot Act standoff

By Stephen Dinan and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The National Security Agency has begun winding down its collection and storage of American phone records this week after the Senate failed to agree on a path forward to change or extend the once-secret program ahead of its expiration at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

MICHAEL HAYDEN: Senate debate on surveillance could use deeper analysis

By Mike Hayden

Illustration on adjusting Section 215 of the Patriot Act by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Amending the Patriot Act, not ending it

By Jed Babbin

FILE - In this May 12, 2015 file photo, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the Islamic State militant leader killed Friday was the captor of American hostage Kayla Mueller for a time. Schiff confirmed the connection at a breakfast with reporters Tuesday, but declined further comment. ABC News first reported that U.S. officials believe Mueller, whose death was announced in February, spent time in the custody of the Tunisian Islamic State finance man known as Abu Sayyaf. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Adam Schiff: Senate should fix its ‘catastrophe’ with House-backed security bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 15, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks in Scottsdale, Ariz. Huckabee says he won't participate in the Iowa Straw Poll, where he competed and placed second eight years ago. In an opinion piece published Thursday in The Des Moines Register, Huckabee said his resources are better spent on other efforts. He argued that the straw poll is likely to draw only conservative candidates and that the competition could weaken them. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Mike Huckabee on NSA: Want to snoop? Get a warrant

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 5, 2015 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Supporters of President Barack Obama&#8217;s trade agenda hope to fend off hostile Senate amendments Friday, May 22, 2015, and send a major trade bill to the House, where another fierce debate awaits. Legislation to renew the Patriot Act is also on the calendar, as is a bill to renew authority to commit federal funds for highway and bridge construction. McConnell is intent on keeping the anti-terrorism Patriot Act from lapsing while Republicans control the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Fight over NSA snooping, Patriot Act goes down to wire

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FBI Director James B. Comey asked Congress this week to make sure Section 215 and two other parts of the Patriot Act, also slated to expire at the end of the month, are preserved. Those other powers include the ability to target lone wolf actors and to switch wiretaps if suspects switch their phones. (Associated Press)

FBI admits Patriot Act snooping powers didn’t crack any major terrorism cases

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Jan. 19, 2015 file photo, a French police officer works at the headquarters of the Pharos reporting platform against cyber criminality, in Nanterre, outside Paris. Fearful of an expanding extremist threat, countries that for years have relied heavily on U.S. intelligence are quickly building up their own capabilities with new technology, new laws and _ in at least one case _ a searing debate on how much the American government should be allowed to spy on their own citizens. (AP Photo/Patrick Kovarik, pool, File)

For U.S. allies, paradigm shift in intelligence collection

By LORI HINNANT and KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hoping to gather enough votes for at least a short-term extension of the Patriot Act. He supports the National Security Agency's phone-snooping program, which has generated heated debate in the Republican Party. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell’s NSA phone-snooping hopes set for Senate vote

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican. (Associated Press)

NSA phone snooping rejected by House; Patriot Act rewrite approved

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the continued erosion of liberty under the Freedom Act by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Rand Paul and Ted Cruz on the Patriot Act

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a town hall meeting at the Lions Club hall with area residents, Monday, May 11, 2015, in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rand Paul threatens filibuster ahead of looming Patriot Act fight

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times