White House Says Payments to Some Media Outlets Will Stop

‘The DOGE team is working on canceling those payments now,’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

After reports surfaced that the federal government may have paid for subscriptions to media companies such as Politico, the White House announced on Feb. 5 that those payments “will no longer be happening.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Feb. 5 press briefing that those contracts would cease immediately.