The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials. It is exceptionally rare for law enforcement officials to conduct searches at reporters’ homes. Investigators determined that there was classified information in their chat, the official said. But Bondi said that the Justice Department would search reporters’ communication records only when other investigative methods had been exhausted. If law enforcement did take investigatory steps against reporters, top Justice Department officials needed to sign off on those steps and publicly report the actions.

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The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor who has been accused of illegally retaining classified materials, the newspaper confirmed. The FBI has accused Perez-Lugones of searching databases containing classified information without authorization and either printing or taking screenshots of that material, according to the complaint. There was no immediate response from The Washington Post to Bondi's claim. The Washington Post Guild, which represents unionized workers at the newspaper, said on social media it was "appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices." Former top Justice Department spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa said on X that the FBI searched the reporter's home to uncover her sources.

A U.S. official says some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuateFILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)FILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)FILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)FILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)WASHINGTON -- Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said.

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The counting of unlawful votes — or discarding of lawful ones — erodes public confidence in election results and the elected representative. And a candidate has a personal stake in the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election,” Roberts wrote. Requiring such a showing could channel many election disputes to shortly before election day or after. Yet the Court has repeatedly emphasized that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter the election rules on the eve of an election. In 2024, a group known as Issue One, a nonpartisan political reform think tank, found that billionaires in particular were bankrolling legal challenges to election rules by the hundreds, and most had ties back to Trump.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of taking home government secrets, the newspaper reported. The FBI searched journalist Hannah Natanson’s devices and seized a phone and a Garmin watch at her Virginia home, the Post said. 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. An affidavit says the search was related to an investigation into a system administrator in Maryland who authorities allege took home classified reports, the newspaper reported. The Washington Post said Wednesday that it was monitoring and reviewing the situation.

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The Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secretsBy The Associated PressFILE - A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)FILE - A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)FILE - A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)FILE - A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets.

US wholesale inflation picked up speed in November, pushed higher in part by fast-rising energy prices, according to shutdown-delayed data released Wednesday. The latest Producer Price Index report showed that prices rose 0.2% in November from the month before, resulting in an annual rate of 3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In October, falling energy prices resulted in a softer overall reading: Producer prices rose 0.1% from September and were up 2.8% annually. Wednesday’s report also showed that wholesale inflation was hotter than previously thought in September. The latest PPI also provided a potential glimpse at how businesses are navigating higher costs that they’re paying because of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imported goods.