Are US Taxpayers Unwittingly Funding the New York Times and Politico?

UPDATE BELOW: It's not easy to make a news organization financially viable in 2025. But if you set up a back door money laundering system that rakes in millions of dollars from various government agencies, you might have tapped into a pot of gold.

Internet sleuths are uncovering that U.S. agencies have been paying for Politico’s "Pro" subscription, which costs $10,000 a year. According to USASPENDING.ORG, Politico received at least $27 million from various U.S. agencies during the Biden administration.

I wonder what they’re getting paid for.

FROM ZEROHEDGE

On Tuesday, staffers at Politico were notified that a 'technical error' had prevented paychecks from going out. Many joked that this had something to do with the Trump administration putting a freeze on USAID funding.

And while there's no evidence the two are linked, the suggestion prompted internet sleuths to look into Politico's sources of funding. What they found was absolutely shocking.

According to government spending tracker website USASPENDING.gov, Politico - which laundered the Hunter Biden '51 intel officials' propaganda during the 2020 election - received up to $27 million (and by some counts $32 million) from various US agencies during the Biden years.

UDPATE: Axios confirmed that media organizations like Politico and the New York Times have been receiving millions of taxpayer funds. They contend there's nothing unusual about government agencies buying 'pro' subscription plans. Maybe they can explain what 'special benefits' and 'in-depth' reporting they get behind the pay wall?