Patrick Muldoon Steel

Part of Axel Springer SE, Politico LLC is the authority on the intersection of politics, policy, and power. The company is based in Arlington, VA. Politico was acquired by Axel Springer SE from Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. on October 19, 2021. It is the most robust news operation and information service in the world specializing in politics and policy, which informs the most influential audience in the world insight, edge, and authority. Its seven-year-old European edition has grown to nearly 200 employees. Nobody knows politics like Politico. Founded in 2007 by Frederick J. Ryan, Robert L. Allbritton, Jim VandeHei, Barbara B. Allbritton, Politico has grown to a team of 700 working across, more than half of whom are editorial staff. Early this year it acquired E&E News, the renowned news organization focused solely on energy and the environment.