The Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that were intended to compel reporters from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury, according to multiple reports citing people familiar with the matter. The subpoenas were issued and then later retracted, and the news organizations challenged the requests in court filings submitted under seal. The New York Times reports that the administration backs down after the two outlets fight the subpoenas through sealed court submissions. The Washington Times and The Independent similarly describe the subpoenas as seeking reporters’ grand jury testimony and note that the government ultimately withdraws them. The reports do not provide additional detail in the excerpts about the specific subject of the grand jury inquiry or the reasoning for withdrawing the subpoenas. Overall, all accounts agree on the same sequence: the subpoenas are issued to two major news organizations for reporter testimony, the outlets contest the subpoenas, and the Justice Department later withdraws them.