<p>Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), who was recently sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced on Monday that he was cutting nearly $180,000 from the VA&#8217;s expenses by canceling subscriptions to Politico.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ran across a $178,000 contract VA had with Politico and we promptly canceled it. That money can be better spent on Veterans health care!&#8221; Collins posted via X.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ran across a $178,000 contract VA had with Politico and we promptly canceled it. That money can be better spent on Veterans health care!</p>
<p>&mdash; VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecVetAffairs/status/1888950609358749765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Collins spoke with <a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2025/02/10/another-one-bites-dust-veterans-affairs-axes-nearly-180k-politico" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsbusters</a> about his plan to cancel the Politico Pro subscriptions, telling the outlet that he was ushering in &#8220;a new day at VA&#8221; and adding, &#8220;We’re putting Veterans at the center of everything the department does, focusing relentlessly on customer service and convenience.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We’re working every day to find new and better ways of helping VA beneficiaries. That means cutting wasteful spending and redirecting resources toward programs that benefit Veterans, families, survivors and caregivers,&#8221; Collins added.</p>
<p>The VA has already taken actions to root out and terminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives, a move that could save the department millions of dollars.</p>
<p>Musk responded to the news Collins had posted, saying, &#8220;Wow. I recommend looking at all media and software subscriptions for either full cancellation or reduction.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow. I recommend looking at all media and software subscriptions for either full cancellation or reduction. <a href="https://t.co/0qALNqajZ3">https://t.co/0qALNqajZ3</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1888970149933252953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Politico became a headline last week when it was reported that the federal government spent some $8 million in payments for Politico Pro subscriptions in FY 2024. Other reports indicated that the outlet has received  as much as $34 million from various federal agencies for similar subscriptions.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Politico scandal is worse than you think.</p>
<p>It’s not $8M that Politico received from USAID.</p>
<p>It’s $34.3M that Politico has received from various swampy federal govt agencies.</p>
<p>Politico is, without a doubt, a totally corrupt propaganda arm of the swamp.</p>
<p>Follow along below. <a href="https://t.co/OxF7Zrc4GP">pic.twitter.com/OxF7Zrc4GP</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/Liz_Wheeler/status/1887173667504947433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>According to other reports that followed, Politico was far from the only outlet receiving large sums either through USAID or from numerous other federal government agencies.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just Politico,&#8221; Climate Dispatch posted via X. &#8220;The NYTimes and AP are also raking in millions in subscriptions each year.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s not just Politico. The NYTimes and AP are also raking in millions in subscription cash each year. <a href="https://t.co/GJ2PN3LhsN">https://t.co/GJ2PN3LhsN</a> <a href="https://t.co/oxmwktz7xP">https://t.co/oxmwktz7xP</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Climate Dispatch (@ccdeditor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ccdeditor/status/1887490130962727154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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