US Taxpayers should nut be paying for anyone's subscription to Politico.

We aren't What they subscribe to is Politico PRO

"our newsroom covers it all.

Here at POLITICO Pro, we believe in clarity, accuracy, and timeliness in our nonpartisan and in-depth policy reporting. It’s values like these that have made us the #1 policy newsroom for professionals like you.

To help you stay one step ahead of the curve, POLITICO Pro subscribers have access to reporting from more than 300 journalists, 22 major areas of coverage, dozens of newsletters, not to mention the numerous articles, in-depth analysis and primary resources added to Pro daily.

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They've found a niche - PRO is evidently valuable as a quick way of keeping lawmakers up on Policy, and helping them understand it. That's actually dirt cheap assistance.

What I consider waste isn't my gut reaction to it, I think thoughtful analysis works best, this is just red meat for MAGA.