Kristi Noem’s Firing, and the Boom of American Billionaires

Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Israel Pummels Beirut, Intensifying Strikes on Hezbollah, by Ephrat Livni, Abdi Latif Dahir, Farnaz Fassihi, Euan Ward, Erika Solomon and Dayana Iwaza Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base, by Malachy Browne and Aaron Boxerman Israel Begins Assault in Southern Beirut, Raising Fears of Wider Incursion, by Euan Ward, Aurelien Breeden, Erika Solomon and Thomas Fuller Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma Senator, by Michael C.