Elon Musk reshapes media: DOGE pushes White House to cancel media subscriptions

The U.S. government is canceling its paid subscriptions to major media outlets, including Politico, Associated Press, and The New York Times, following an initiative led by Elon Musk's DOGE. In 2024, government spending on these subscriptions amounted to $8.2 million, reports NewsBox.

The U.S. authorities have begun a widespread withdrawal from paid media subscriptions with major outlets such as Politico, Associated Press, and The New York Times. Axios reports that this decision is linked to an initiative by Elon Musk through DOGE, which helped identify government expenses on subscriptions.

According to White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, the U.S. government spent $8.2 million in 2024 solely on access to Politico's paid services.

Following active discussions about government spending on subscriptions, NASA decided to drop Politico, the Treasury Department ended its subscription to The New York Times, and the U.S. State Department terminated its agreement with Associated Press.

Activists drew attention to budgetary expenditures by employing USAspending.gov to audit government media spending. As a result, American authorities began reevaluating the necessity of subscriptions to major news agencies.