US weighs 3,000-strong airborne deployment as Middle East tensions flare
Rising Middle East tensions as Washington reportedly weighs deploying up to 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne amid Iranian and allied strikes on Israel and US bases; drones hit Kuwait's airport and Israeli actions span Lebanon. The digest also notes Meta’s $375m civil penalty over misleading safety claims, a Florida House seat flip for Democrats, plus brief items on energy emergencies, climate misinformation, AI safeguards, and a light note about a record cheesesteak line in Philadelphia.