Artificial Intelligence Summary

## TIER 2 STORIES (Brief RSS Summaries - mention if relevant):

- House Dem charged with stealing FEMA money, using it for her campaign, DOJ says Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account, the Justice Dep...

- Trump to host Mamdani at White House on Friday, president says President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president said Wednesday in a post on Truth Social....

- One man's solo trek to the South Pole Henry Worsley's lifetime fascination with Antarctic explorers such as Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott led him to retrace their expeditions in one of the most inhospitable places on ...

- WWII vet runs across America, again Ernie Andrus, who served in the Navy in World War II, was celebrated back in 2016 when, at the age of 93, he became the oldest person ever to run across America, making the trip from San Diego all the...

- Larry Summers takes leave from Harvard after release of Epstein emails Larry Summers abruptly went on leave Wednesday from teaching at Harvard University over recently released emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein....

- Trump says he's signed bill to release Epstein files President Trump said Wednesday he has signed a bill that requires the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days....

- House blocks Nancy Mace's censure effort against fellow Republican Cory Mills The Florida congressman has faced a number of controversies this year, ranging from alleged assault and harassment to stolen valor and federal contracting violations. He has denied any wrongdoing....

- Federal judge to resume contempt inquiry into Trump officials A federal judge is continuing his investigation into whether the Trump administration defied court orders in a high-profile immigration case involving the Alien Enemies Act, he said Wednesday....

- Trump says he's signed bill to release Epstein files President Trump said he signed a bill on Wednesday night requiring the Justice Department to release files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ now has 30 days to make the files publi...

- Summers resigns from OpenAI board, other roles after Epstein emails released The former Treasury secretary said he's resigning from the board of OpenAI after last week's release of emails between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein....

- New PSA asks flyers to show some manners this holiday season A new campaign from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy seeks to get air passengers to treat each other with a bit more civility during the holiday travel season. Kris Van Cleave has more....

- Epstein survivor expresses hope for transparency after vote to release files Annie Farmer, who testified that she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what she expects from the Epstein files....

- Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' patterns The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious...

- U.S. Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster funds U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign....

- House lawmakers force a vote on bill to restore federal workers' bargaining rights House lawmakers have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a bill that would nullify President Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for most federal workers....

- Ty Cobb says Bondi, Halligan should be disbarred over Comey case Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Wednesday said Attorney General Pam Bondi and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan should be disbarred over the Department of Justices (DOJ) case against former ...

- Schumer calls for Rubio to brief Senate on plans for military operations in Venezuela Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to brief the Senate as the Trump administration ramps up military operations against Venezuela. "I'm...

- Steube to file motion to censure Cherfilus-McCormick following indictment Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) will file a motion on Thursday to censure Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) in connection with a federal indictment that alleges the House Democrat used disaster funds...

- Trump says he will meet with Mamdani in the Oval Office President Trump said he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) on Friday in the Oval Office. Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We ha...

- Giving birth while in custody: The hidden struggles of pregnant women in U.S. jails Across the U.S., pregnant women suffer from miscarriages, stillbirths sometimes even death in local jails. In this investigation by Bloomberg Law and NBC News, correspondent Yasmin Vossoughian brings ...