The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to force reporters from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a federal grand jury as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information, marking a significant reversal in one of the Trump administration's most controversial actions against the press.
The subpoenas were issued during an aggressive crackdown on unauthorized disclosures of national security information that had alarmed media organizations and First Amendment advocates. The reporters were being compelled to provide testimony in a leak investigation, a rare move that critics argued threatened longstanding protections for journalists and their confidential sources.
