FBI searches journalists' home as part of leak investigation

By Ryan Lucas

Published January 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM EST

The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post journalist who the DOJ says was receiving classified information from a Pentagon contractor.

Ryan Lucas

Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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