Politico is not typically associated with state-backed media like National Public Radio or the Public Broadcasting System. Founded in Washington, D.C., in 2007 and later acquired by a German media company in 2021, Politico operates in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and the EU.
However, it has received funding from the U.S. government through the purchase of subscriptions used across multiple federal agencies.
At Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the federal government would no longer be subsidizing these Politico subscriptions.
🚨Karoline Leavitt announces DOGE is cutting ALL funding to POLITICO and other media outlets funded by USAID:
“The DOGE team is working on canceling those payments now.”
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 5, 2025
Journalist Kyle Becker reported that Politico received $8.1 million from various government agencies across 237 transactions.
Agencies involved included the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Food and Drug Administration, Office of the Secretary, Departmental Offices, Department of Transportation, and Department of State.
Much of this funding was allocated to PoliticoPro subscriptions through FEDLINK Schedule LCFDL19D0071, a program that also provides access