The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would cancel $8 million worth of Politico subscriptions across federal agencies following a right-wing conspiracy theory that falsely claimed the news outlet had been secretly receiving taxpayer funding in exchange for stories favoring Democrats.
At a White House press briefing Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt referenced the false claim, saying taxpayer dollars were being used to "essentially subsidize subscriptions to Politico," and that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was working to cancel the payments.
