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Biased AP Drew ‘One of the Largest Investments’ from the Federal Government

Wallace White at the Daily Caller reported it isn’t just Politico that’s a substantial beneficiary of federal government support. The Associated Press — which in recent years has offered a seriously soft touch to President Biden — receives many millions from taxpayers.

The AP, and its associated “child recipient” Press Association, Inc., have received one of the larger investments from the government, topping over $50 million in total awards for various services, according to spending data.

The AP received a $19,502,333 contract from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (AGM), stretching from 2017 to 2022, according to spending records. Additionally, the AGM is slated to dish out at least $5 million by 2027 to have “enterprise-wide access to the wire services including text, video, photo and images.”

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