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Lawmakers Demand Investigation into DHS Secret Surveillance of Journalists and Non

Two members of Congress formally asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to investigate the Department of Homeland Security‘s (DHS) use of administrative summonses to secretly collect records on journalists, labor unions and non-profit organizations. The request, penned by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal…

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Lawmakers Demand Investigation into DHS Secret Surveillance of Journalists and Non – KnowGov