US Justice Department subpoenas New York Times freelancer over North Korea story, paper says

The US Justice Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance ‌journalist for the New York Times as part of a probe into the sourcing of a 2025 story about ‌a botched US military operation in North Korea, the newspaper said on Saturday. Freelancer Matthew Cole was subpoenaed in February by Virginia prosecutors seeking more than ⁠two years' worth of his notes as well as his testimony, according to the newspaper. Reuters could not immediately independently verify the information, ⁠but a spok