7 hours ago - The reporter’s home and devices were searched, and her Garmin watch, phone, and two laptop computers, one belonging to her employer, were seized, the newspaper said. It added that agents told Natanson she was not the focus of the investigation, and was not accused of any wrongdoing. A warrant obtained by the Post cited an investigation into Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a system administrator in Maryland with a top secret security clearance who has been accused of accessing and taking home classified intelligence reports.

2 days ago - The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials. ... January 14, 2026 at 7:35 p.m. ESTyesterday at 7:35 p.m. EST ... The Washington Post building. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) ... The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a Washington Post reporter...

1 day ago - Reporters are not federal employees and it’s not illegal for them to have or discuss classified materials. Most of what Snowden leaked was classified, and remains classified to this day, but you and I can read about it on Wikipedia. The government pursued Snowden because he was legally obligated ...

2 days ago - The Justice Department's investigative methods were aggressive but likely justifiably so and within legal bounds.

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1 day ago - Last year’s revisions to the DOJ policy about seeking reporter records still contained some safeguards for the press. Bondi wrote in a memo that “investigative techniques relating to newsgathering are an extraordinary measure to be deployed as a last resort when essential to a successful investigation or prosecution.” · On Wednesday, Post colleagues gathered around Natanson’s desk in the Washington newsroom, expressing support for her and asking what they could do to help.

1 day ago - The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when federal agents showed up Wednesday morning, the Washington Post said.

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1 day ago - A Justice Department official told ABC News at the time of Perez-Lugones' arrest that he allegedly was communicating with the Washington Post reporter on his mobile device and sharing classified information via chat. The DOJ official further said that when authorities searched Perez-Lugones' home and car, they found classified documents related to national defense.

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2 days ago - The Washington Post identified the reporter to the BBC as Hannah Natanson, who has covered how President Donald Trump's administration has drastically reduced and reshaped the federal workforce.

1 day ago - After the FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home Wednesday morning, reporters from multiple outlets said they moved swiftly to secure their phones and laptops, reassure confidential sources and consult newsroom leaders as they worried about the federal government’s seizure of devices containing sensitive information.

One of the stories, “Searching for Maura,” was told as an illustration and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. In 2022, he led and co-edited the investigation on Broken Doors, a six-part podcast that exposed the lack of accountability for no-knock warrants and, which was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Audio. In 2020 he co-edited The Post’s first investigative podcast, Canary, a seven-part series which revealed the intertwining stories of two women who suffered sexual assaults decades apart.

2 days ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of taking home government secrets, the newspaper reported.

2 days ago - Natanson covers the Trump administration’s transformation of the federal government and recently published a piece describing how she gained hundreds of new sources, leading a colleague to call her “the federal government whisperer.” She did respond to inquiries by NBC Washington. While classified documents investigations aren't unusual, the search of a reporter's home marks an escalation in the government's efforts to crack down on leaks. "Leaking classified information puts America’s national security and the safety of our military heroes in serious jeopardy," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X.