The State Department has ordered the cancellation of all news subscriptions that are “non-mission critical,” according to an internal email obtained by the Washington Post.
The move follows the discovery that the government paid millions in taxpayer dollars to left-leaning Politico for media subscriptions, and aligns with President Donald Trump’s mission to streamline wasteful government spending.
The February 11 memo obtained by the Post states that the order is an effort to reduce spending and reads in part: “Considering this priority, posts are asked to immediately place Stop Work Orders on all non-mission critical contracts/purchase orders for media subscriptions (publications, periodicals, and newspaper subscriptions) that are not academic or professional journals.”
The order reportedly applies to hundreds of U.S. embassies and consulates globally, a State…
