The Trump administration has ordered the State Department to terminate all non -essential news subscriptions such as New York Times, AP, Reuters and Bloomberg News.
The mass, which was first reported by The Washington Post, comes between a wider attempt to reduce government spending.
A memorandum issued on 11 February instructed US embassies and consulates across Europe to cancel the reconciliations that are considered not essential, citing budget concerns, according to the Washington Post.
The guidance ordered the staff to “immediately establish work orders for all critical non-missioning contracts/purchasing orders for media subscriptions (publications, periodicals and newspapers) that are not academic or professional magazines.”
On February 14, a defined memorandum led the procurement teams to prioritize the cancellation of contracts with six major news organizations: The Economist, The Times, Politico, Bloomberg News, AP and Reuters.
The directive offered limited exceptions, saying that if the embassies sought to hold a reconciliation, they could present an excuse, but were limited to “a sentence”.
The excuses were asked to demonstrate that reconciliation or improved national security, strengthened the country or contributed to prosperity.
The post has requested comment from the State Department and the six news media.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered the General Services Administration (GSA) to terminate all media contracts, including subscriptions to Politico, BBC, E&E and Bloomberg.
The order, which was first reported by Axios, followed the internet response to discoveries that government agencies had paid for the Politico Pro subscription, leading to claims that the Biden administration was funding anti-trump media.
Politico’s leadership opposed conspiracy theories, explaining that the company has never received government funds, and that Politico Pro operates as a service of professional reconciliation obtained through standard procurement processes.
The AP has been criticized by the Trump administration for its continuous use of the “Gulf of Mexico” than the favorite term “Gulf of America”.
Since February 12, AP reporters have been banned from the events of the White House and limited by travel to the Air Force one.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration expelled several left -wing news organizations from their Pentagon workplaces in order to rotate to the most friendly exit.
CNN, The Washington Post, Hill and War Area were asked to leave their spaces, with Newsmax, The Washington Examinar, The Daily Caller and The Free Press moving inside, according to a memorandum by John Ullyot, assistant assistant Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
This change follows a similar policy announced last week, which ordered NBC News, The Times, NPR and Politico to rest their spaces.
Their offices were being replaced in an American news network, The Post, Breitbart News and HuffPost.
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