The FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home Wednesday as a part of an investigation into a government contractor who allegedly kept classified materials. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X Wednesday that Natanson was “obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. “It is highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter’s home,” the article stated. Natanson covers the federal workforce and recently published a report detailing the fallout from the Trump administration’s upheaval of the workforce. She wrote that over 1000 federal workers reached out to her to express frustration and uncertainty about their offices.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2026 01:46 UTC