The Headlines

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone., by Glenn Thrush and Tyler Pager

Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders, by Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

House Punts on Homeland Security Funding, Prolonging Shutdown, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold

Trump Faces a Tough Fight With His New Budget, by Tony Romm

How the Internet Became the ‘Cookbook’ of the Drug Trade, by Matt Richtel

Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash, by Alice Callahan

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Plus, what to know about NASA’s moon mission.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Around the Moon and Back in 10 Days, by Marco Hernandez and Kenneth Chang

Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks, by Tyler Pager and Edward Wong

Israel’s Message to Southern Lebanon: Shiites Must Go, by Christina Goldbaum

Justices Reject Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors, by Ann E. Marimow

Trump Signs Order Seeking Federal Control of Mail Voting as He Promotes False Claims, by Nick Corasaniti and Michael Gold

Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom, by Zach Montague

TMZ Sics Its Tipsters on a New Breed of Celebrity Villain: Members of Congress, by Catie Edmondson

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