"FBI Executes Search Warrant At Washington Post Reporter’s Home"

"The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials."

"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.

The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia at the time of the search. Federal agents searched her home and her devices, seizing her phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch. One of the laptops was her personal computer, the other a Post-issued laptop.

The Post also received a subpoena Wednesday morning seeking information related to the same government contractor, according to a person familiar with the law enforcement action. The subpoena asked The Post to hand over any communications between the contractor and other employees."

Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck report for the Washington Post January 14, 2026.

SEE ALSO:

"FBI Searches Washington Post Reporter’s Home" (CNN)

"F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation" (New York Times)

Editorial: "The Post and the First Amendment" (Washington Post)

"RCFP Statement On FBI Search Of Washington Post Reporter’s Home" (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

"FBI Raids Home Of Washington Post Reporter In ‘Highly Unusual And Aggressive’ Move" (Guardian)

"Journalists Confront New Reality In Reporting After FBI Raid" (Washington Post)