Artificial Intelligence Summary

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

- WATCH: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: 'We've only just begun' striking alleged drug boats During Tuesday's Trump cabinet meeting, Hegseth said that "we've only just begun" striking alleged drug boats, adding that narco-terrorists will be put "at the bottom of the ocean."...

- Hegseth defends second strike on alleged drug boat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that he did not see the second strike on an alleged drug boat aimed at survivors of the initial U.S. attack. President Trump said the strikes are keeping drugs from...

- Putin: If Europe wants war, we are ready Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a new warning to European countries over Ukraine peace talks. The Kremlin also called Putins meeting with Trump envoys productive. NBC News Keir Simmons reports...

- Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner for Ukraine peace talks Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner for Ukraine peace talks...

- Putin and Witkoff Meet in Russia as U.S. Pushes Ukraine Deal The two sides did not reach any specific compromises, an aide to President Vladimir V. Putin said, as the United States pushes a plan to end the war in Ukraine....

- Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs....

- Pentagon's report on "Signalgate" could be released this week, source says A copy of the Pentagon inspector general's report has been sent to Congress, and a redacted and unclassified version is expected to be released to the public as early as Thursday, the source said....

- Air Force approves SpaceX Starship launch pad expansion in Florida The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's plan to redevelop a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports....

- Sasha DiGiulian becomes first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route, despite storm Sasha DiGiulian, 33, is now the first woman to free-climb what's known as the "Platinum Wall," the longest route straight to the 3,000-foot peak of Yosemite's El Capitan. She did it in the face of a b...

- Michael and Susan Dell to give 25 million U.S. kids $250 in Trump accounts Michael and Susan Dell said they will spend $6.25 billion to fund Invest America accounts for U.S. children....

- Putin aide says "much work to be done" following Witkoff, Kushner meeting President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, amid a push by Mr. Trump to end the war in Ukraine....

- Trump and Hegseth provide new details on controversial boat strikes President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed new details about an attack on an alleged drug boat in September that has sparked intense criticism....

- Paul Finebaum, longtime college football analyst, explains why he won't run for Senate Longtime ESPN columnist Paul Finebaum told CBS News that newly minted Louisiana State University football coach Lane Kiffin is at least part of the reason he opted not to run for Senate....

- Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey's lawsuit over her firing The Justice Department is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before sui...

- Trump says he's planning land strikes on alleged drug traffickers "very soon" President Trump said his administration could attack accused drug traffickers who traverse Latin America by land "very soon," which would mark an escalation in his anti-narcotics campaign....

- Trump lashes out against Ilhan Omar, says he doesnt want Somalis in the country President Trump lashed out at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, calling the congresswoman garbage and saying he doesnt want Somali immigrants in the country. In a conver...

- Live results: Republican wins Tennessee special election Democrats fell short of a major upset in a deep-red House district in Tennessee on Tuesday night, though the Republican's relatively narrow margin of victory is likely to put further wind in their sai...

- Progressive James Solomon defeats McGreevey in Jersey City mayor's race Progressive Jersey City Councilman James Solomon is projected to beat former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey (D) in Jersey Citys mayoral election, according to Decision Desk HQ. Solomon on Tuesday defea...

- Rand Paul: Hegseth is either 'lying to us' about boat strike or 'he's incompetent' Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday sharply criticized Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for defending a second military strike on survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat in September, af...

- Democrats aim to de-politicize ACIP Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats aim to de-politicize ACIP A group of Senate Democrats is introducing a bill aiming to protect the ...