Jonathan Weisman in The New York Times reports that Rep. Chris Gibson (R-Kinderhook) aligned with liberal Democrats such as Jerrold Nadler of New York City, Wed., July 24, in a failed attempt to block the National Security Agency from collecting phone records of many American calls. Gibson voted aye on the amendment from Michigan Republican Justin Amash that failed 205-to-217. President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner were among those publicly supporting the continuation of the NSA's phone records collection program, recently uncovered by leaks from Edward Snowden. Read the full story in The New York Times.