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  Hi there, It’s Thursday. Politico’s founder and former owner, Robert Allbritton, is launching a new rival to Jeff Bezos’  Washington Post . NOTUS, which Allbritton owns, is rebranding as The Washington Sun and has recruited a number of staff from the wreckage of the Post after a third of its staff was laid off earlier this year. A bombshell  New York Times  investigation uncovered a pattern of abuse by civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, which included labor activist Dolores Huerta disclosing she was raped by Chavez. In addition, the Pentagon is now seeking $200 billion in additional funding for the ongoing Iran War, which is on top of the already massive $800 billion defense budget. This request comes even as Congress has not formally authorized the war and lawmakers from both parties are raising concerns about its scope, cost, and lack of clear strategy. When the government asks for hundreds of billions more dollars to sustain a conflict, the public deserves a clea...

  Most Read Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase from Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons Dan Glaun The no-bid deal for arms internationally banned for high civilian death tolls is the biggest purchase from Israel in available government records. Read More → ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans Biplob Kumar Das Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand. Read More → RSVP for Palestine Solidarity and Immigrant Rights Resistance Virtual Event On February 10, Intercept columnist Natasha Lennard will be moderating a discussion on the crackdown against the two interconnected movements. RSVP →   Protecting freedom of the press has never been more important. Thank you for being a member of The Intercept. Will you make an additional contribution to support our journalism? CONTRIBUTE → Top Stories “Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Lette...

  Today in Politics, Bulletin 303. 2/8/26 Ron Filipkowski Feb 8 …   JD Vance  may have cost figure skater  Alysa Liu   a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Daily Mail: “JD Vance‘s motorcade in Milan delayed multiple athletes and staff heading to their events during the Winter Olympics in Italy. Team USA figure skater Alysa Liu was among those caught in the disruption, as the athlete nearly missed her skate after the vice president’s oversized convoy blocked access to the Milano skating venue.” … “Liu arrived with only minutes to spare, rushing into her costume and reaching the ice in time for her short program, her coach,   Phillip DiGuglielmo , told WaPo. She went on to finish second behind Japan‘s  Kaori Sakamoto .” … “Vance and the US delegation had flown into Milan earlier Friday on multiple aircraft carrying staff, security personnel, food supplies and vehicles. His ground convoy, made up of dozens of Chevy Suburbans, struggled through Milan’s na...