The White House announced it will cancel $8 million in Politico subscriptions following concerns over federal agencies using taxpayer funds to purchase premium news services.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the administration is working to halt these expenditures, arguing that public money should not be used to subsidize media subscriptions.

The decision comes amid controversy over claims that Politico and the Associated Press received USAID funds, which critics say were misrepresented as direct subsidies rather than routine government purchases.