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Politico
U.S. center-left
Politico is a Washington-focused political news outlet owned since 2021 by Axel Springer SE, a German media company that also owns Business Insider, Morning Brew, and (as of 2026) The Daily Telegraph. It is funded mainly through premium policy-professional subscriptions and advertising. Major media bias trackers consistently rate it center-left or lean-left, and its coverage of the Trump second term has leaned critical, though internal tensions over editorial independence under Axel Springer ownership surfaced publicly in 2026.
Owned byAxel Springer SE, a German media conglomerate, which completed its acquisition of Politico in October 2021 for approximately $1 billion
LeaningU.S. center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
5average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun