Pakistan, Jan. 15 -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents searched the home of a Washington Post journalist on Wednesday as part of an investigation into potential sharing of classified government information, a move that civil liberties groups warned could chill press freedom in the United States.

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The reporter, Hannah Natanson, has extensively covered President Donald Trump's efforts to overhaul the federal bureaucracy by firing large numbers of civil servants and redirecting remaining staff toward implementing his political agenda. The newspaper said Natanson was present during the search at her Virginia residence.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that...