Politico, White House

White House says it will cancel $8 million in Politico subscriptions after a false right-wing conspiracy theory spreads
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, responding Wednesday to a question about a right-wing conspiracy theory, announced that the federal government would cancel $8 million worth of Politico subscriptions.
White House announces DOGE is canceling payments to Politico
Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday that Politico has been receiving funds from the U.S. government that will dry up as DOGE cracks down on spending.
Why Is DOGE Canceling Politico Subscriptions at the White House?
The White House has announced it will cancel approximately $8 million in federal subscriptions to Politico, following accusations that the publication was receiving government subsidies. At the center of the controversy is a conspiracy theory circulating on social media,
USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions
U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promoted misleading statements about USAID and Politico.
DOGE Cancels Politico's Government Funding After $8 Million in Subscription Contracts Revealed
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Wednesday that Politico will not receive another dime of taxpayer money after it was revealed that the politics-focused news outlet has taken in more than $8 million via subscriptions and other government contracts.
White House Claims Politico Received $8 Million In USAID Funding
The White House claimed Wednesday that Elon Musk's DOGE uncovered that USAID gave $8 million in funding to "subsidizing" media outlet Politico. "We are going line by line when it comes to the federal government's books.

White House, Mark Zuckerberg

Trump wants a 'beautiful ballroom' in the White House
In 2016, before he took office the first time, Trump offered to spend $100 million for a new White House ballroom. He never ...
Trump launches White House faith office to protect Christians
A “religious office” is being created in the White House to “target anti-Christian bias” within the federal government.
Illegal border crossings have plummeted 90% since Trump returned to White House, Border Patrol chief says
US Border Patrol knows how to get the job done, we know how to secure the border. All we needed was a president that was ...
White House: Trump has not committed to putting US troops in Gaza
President Donald Trump has not committed to putting U.S. troops on the ground in the Gaza Strip as part of his proposal for a ...
The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was ...
OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers
OpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology ...