Good morning.
Trump fires Kristi Noem in a major cabinet shakeup.
He's been under pressure from his top advisors, from immigration hawks,
from people at DHS for months and months to get rid of Noem
and we're only now seeing him cave to that pressure.
The Wall Street Journal explains why the president turned on his loyal Homeland Security Secretary.
Israel bombards Beirut as the Middle East conflict widens.
And as Trump demands a say in Iran's new leader,
Reuters' Bureau Chief for the country explains who might be next in line.
It's Friday, March 6th.
I'm Cecilia Lei, and this is Apple News Today.
Kristi Noem is out.
On Thursday, President Trump announced he was firing Noem, marking the first major cabinet-level shakeup of his second term.
Noem led the department through a set of wide-ranging and controversial tasks
like implementing the president's immigration crackdown
and attempting to overhaul the disaster agency amid major weather events.
Michelle Hackman covers immigration for the Wall Street Journal and reported on the ongoing issues with Noem and DHS.
There has been frustration growing with Kristi Noem for months.
It all started, I would say, about a year ago
when these ads of Noem started appearing on places like Fox News.