But it is not an "urgent" story per se. Journalists have contacts of their own. Newspapers have published prior information that they'll include in the story. Some places value comprehension and coverage.
It's urgent to a lot of Americans, judging by the non-mainstream legs this story has.
Quickly developing events hit the mainstream outlets quite quickly, but with stories about newly-revealed but long-term stuff like this they can usually afford to wait a few days to get the story polished.
Will the news change depending on if it's reported today, tomorrow or next way ? No ? Then it's NOT urgent.
OT, but a good rule to follow in civil public discussion is avoid imputing motive or desire on the part of the person you're conversing with.
IOW, avoid making it personal if you don't want to appear rude or uncivil.