Politico.com American News Website U.S. and Global Politics

Politico is an American journalism company and news website headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, that specializes in deep-dive coverage of U.S. and global politics.
Launched in 2007 by former Washington Post reporters John Harris and Jim VandeHei, Politico set out to chronicle the “issues, ideas and personalities” shaping policy in real time, building a newsroom culture that prizes speed, insider access and granular detail. Its flagship website, newsletters, podcasts and print editions reach elected officials, lobbyists, consultants and an increasingly general audience hungry for authoritative explainers on Congress, the White House, federal agencies, lobbying and campaigns.
Central to Politico’s brand is the Playbook franchise morning and afternoon e-mails that distill overnight developments, upcoming hearings and whispered deal-making into a conversational briefing that has become required reading inside the Beltway. The newsroom’s proprietary “Politico Pro” subscription service sells granular policy coverage to corporations, trade associations and NGOs, creating a lucrative revenue stream that underwrites ambitious enterprise reporting and a growing network of international bureaus.
After expanding into Europe with Politico Europe in 2014 headquartered in Brussels with additional bureaus in Berlin, Paris and London the company now tracks EU institutions, NATO debates and trans-Atlantic regulatory battles, often partnering with German media giant Axel Springer. Investigative projects such as the “Obama Years” oral history, the “Broken Border” series on immigration, and the “Global Translations” podcast have earned national awards and helped cement Politico’s reputation as a must-follow source for anyone trying to understand how power actually operates in Washington and beyond.