Records show federal agencies, as well as Republican and Democratic lawmakers, paid for subscriptions to Politico. But the company says it's never received federal subsidies.

Trump has bundled two of his long-favored political targets—federal government spending and the media—into one attack while offering no evidence for his claims.

Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks,

Federal government payments for subscriptions to media outlets have become the latest target of President Donald Trump's spending hawks