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Joe Kasper, chief of staff to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has departed his position at the Pentagon following a series of internal investigations into unauthorized disclosures.

Republican lawmakers are advancing a $150 billion defense package that allocates $27 billion to President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system.

President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Russia on Thursday, suggesting consequences if Moscow continues bombing Ukraine and refuses to engage in peace talks within the next week. The statement came during an Oval Office meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, following a deadly missile strike in Kyiv that left at least 10 dead and dozens injured.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, escalated her feud with President Donald Trump during a Tuesday night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, declaring she would “absolutely” take a public IQ test head-to-head against the 45th president. Crockett’s response came after Kimmel played a clip of Trump calling her the Democrats’ “new star” and mocking her during an April Republican fundraiser.

Joe Borelli, former Republican leader of the New York City Council, fired back at CNN panelists Wednesday after they accused President Donald Trump of corruption over a meme-coin dinner. Borelli reminded viewers that it was former President Joe Biden who issued sweeping pardons to members of his own family—an unprecedented move that included his embattled son Hunter Biden.

A new national poll reveals that 47% of Americans believe the country’s immigration policies have improved since President Donald Trump returned to office, far outpacing the 32% who think things have gotten worse. The survey, conducted by The Center Square and Noble Predictive Insights, marks a significant shift in public sentiment as the Biden-era border crisis recedes under new enforcement efforts.

North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley condemned a Wake County Superior Court ruling that he says threatens to centralize executive power in the hands of Democratic Governor Josh Stein. Farley, a first-term Republican, warned Thursday that the ruling would demote nine of the ten Council of State offices to "second-class" status and defy the principles of North Carolina’s constitution.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced this week that his administration will investigate ways to punish El Salvador for cooperating with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement. The governor plans to examine Illinois pension fund investments, contracts with Salvadoran businesses, and trade relationships as part of what he calls a response to “violations of due process.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that petroleum-based food dyes will be removed from the U.S. food supply, calling the long-standing use of synthetic chemicals in everyday foods a health crisis for American families. The decision marks a significant milestone in President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda.

The Department of the Interior, under Secretary Doug Burgum, announced on Wednesday a sweeping reform to dramatically accelerate the permitting process for energy and mineral development. Permits that once took years will now be reviewed in as little as 28 days, a move driven by President Donald Trump’s National Emergency Declaration to boost national energy security.