Investigators have connected the search to an ongoing criminal matter that alleges unlawful retention of national defense information by the contractor, who holds a top-secret security clearance and has been criminally charged. Searches of journalists’ homes in investigations involving classified information are rare and legally sensitive because they pit law enforcement needs against the protections afforded to newsgathering and confidential sources. The seizure of a journalist’s devices underscores a broader institutional tension between national security enforcement and press freedom. Lawmakers and civil liberties organizations may press for clearer rules or legislative safeguards governing when and how law enforcement can seize journalists’ material in national security cases. Absent transparent explanations from investigators, public confidence in both press independence and national security institutions could be eroded.

An aerial view of the vacant St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles in 2022. A private investment partnership has purchased St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles and plans to turn the long-shuttered hospital into a one-stop shop where homeless people can seek help. AdvertisementSt. Vincent Behavioral Health Campus LLC purchased the shuttered hospital in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood at the end of last year. Some local officials previously pressed Soon-Shiong to reopen the hospital to address the needs of Los Angeles’ homeless population. In addition to medical care, the new behavioral health campus is expected to include about 800 beds, including interim housing and permanent supportive housing, Yadin said.

Construction Crane Falls on Train in ThailandA crane fell on an express train carrying about 200 passengers in northeastern Thailand. Officials said more than 30 people were killed and dozens of others were injured. By Nailah MorganJanuary 14, 2026

Gavin Newsom attends a Yes on Proposition 50 rally at the Los Angeles Convention Center in November. Legal experts say the odds are against Republicans getting the Supreme Court to block California’s new congressional districts. But the Supreme Court indicated it viewed the redrawing as motivated primarily by partisan politics, not race. “I think that the outcome ... is we have an election under the lines that were passed in Proposition 50. In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that complaints of partisan gerrymandering have no path in federal court.

Protest in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026EA on International Outlets: From Trump’s Threats to Iran’s ProtestsUPDATES: Iran Protests Continue Despite Rising Death TollJounalist Daniela Sepehri and I joined Byline Times’ Adrian Goldberg on Monday for a 28-minute podcast setting out and evaluating the nationwide protests in Iran. We examine the causes, the regime’s response, and the prospect that demonstrators — and Iranians — can finally get the political, social, and economic rights which they are seeking. I draw upon my experiences in Iran almost 20 years ago, meeting colleagues, students, and others who are my friends to this day, to put today’s protests in the context of their fears, their disappointment such as the aftermath of the 2009 and 2022 protests, and their hopes.

George Saunders on People, Kindness and EvilIn 2013, the author George Saunders gave a speech extolling the importance of kindness that went viral and became a best-selling book. He returned to questions about kindness and human behavior on “The Interview.”By The InterviewJanuary 14, 2026

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — With the support of nearly 70 colleagues, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) on Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The second accuses her of violating public trust, for directing DHS agents to arrest people without warrants and for ignoring due process. Asked if House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) supports their effort to proceed with impeachment proceedings against Noem, Kelly said her staff has spoken with his staff. “That’s our job.”In order to impeach Noem, House Democrats would need to secure a simple majority, or 218 votes, in favor of impeaching her. For all their vows to rein in Noem and ICE, House Democrats don’t seem to be on the same page about how to do it.

ETThe FBI executed a search warrant at a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home on Jan. 14 as part of a probe into a system administrator suspected of illegally retaining classified documents, the news organization reported. She accused the reporter of "obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor." First Amendment, press advocacy groups concerned by searchThe search warrant is raising First Amendment worries from press freedom advocates. Other groups decry searchA slew of other First Amendment and press freedom groups decried the FBI search. Contributing: Aysha Bagchi and Anna KaufmanBrieAnna Frank is a First Amendment reporter at USA TODAY.

A group stops for lunch at the bottom of Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)When is Park Service staff checking a visitor’s citizenship status? Advertisement“National Park Service staff are not checking immigration status, citizenship, or residency beyond what is necessary to confirm eligibility for a specific entrance fee or pass,” said Elizabeth Peace, an Interior Department spokesperson. AdvertisementGelatt said she doesn’t believe National Park Service staffers will share a person’s resident or citizenship status with ICE. The National Park Service staff has been reduced by 24% since January of last year, which means fewer fee collectors and IT specialists who are needed as the new fees are implemented, Pierno said.

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When Edson pressed for a response on the violence in Iran, Trent pivoted to the recent ICE shooting on American soil. During his speech, the vice president claimed, “The precedent here is very simple. You have a federal law enforcement official engaging in federal law enforcement action — that’s a federal issue. He was doing his job.”The vice president also called Good a “deranged leftist” in one of many X posts regarding the killing. Minnesota officials have been blocked by the Trump administration from reviewing the evidence they are collecting from the ICE shooting.

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Unpredictability is part of the strategy,” a Western military official told Reuters later on Wednesday. AdvertisementIranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. (Photo by MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) MAHSA via Getty ImagesAn Iranian official has said more than 2,000 people have died. Iran asks regional states to prevent a U.S. attackTrump has openly threatened to intervene in Iran for days, without giving specifics. Direct contacts between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have been suspended, the official added.

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