White House says it will cancel $8 million in Politico subscriptions after a false right-wing conspiracy theory spreads
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, responding Wednesday to a question about a right-wing conspiracy theory, announced that the federal government would cancel $8 million worth of Politico subscriptions.
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