L ONDON -- The White House said it is "very optimistic" ahead of special envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as U.S. officials continue their push to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir V. Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin says its forces have captured the strategic town of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region

The Trump administration claims a follow-up strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat - which reportedly hit survivors of an initial attack - was "within the law," even as calls increase for a congressional review.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses Secretary of War Hegseth's authorization of second strike on an alleged narco boat in a press briefing.