Politico

*Politico*
Industry	News
Founded	January 23, 2007 (as The Politico)
Headquarters	Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Key people	Goli Sheikholeslami (Chief Executive Officer); Dari Gessner (Chief Operating Officer); John Harris (editor-in-chief);
Products	Politico (newspaper); Politico.com (website); Politico Europe (newspaper); Politico.EU (website); POLITICOPro.com (subscription service); POLITICOPro.EU (Subscription service);
Owner	Axel Springer SE
Number of employees	1,100 as of January 2024 (700+ in North America, 375 in Europe)
Website	www.politico.com

Politico (stylized as POLITICO in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government, lobbying, and the media.

In 2021, Politico was acquired by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company, for over $1 billion. Axel Springer's CEO Mathias Döpfner said that Politico employees would be required to adhere to the company's principles of support for Israel, support for a united Europe, and a free-market economy. In 2025, a group of Politico employees won a landmark case against the firm's use of AI tools and its launch of two AI-based products.