Is Politico CIA run?
Politico was bought last year by German publisher Axel Springer for a price reported to be around $1 billion.
Axel Springer SE is a German digital and popular periodical publishing house which is the largest in Europe.
Since 2020, it is majority-owned by the US private equity firm KKR.
KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds.