Good evening. It’s Thursday, August 7.

1. Israel Takes Gaza

2. Trump Orders Federal Law Enforcement to Patrol DC

3. US Offers $50M Reward for Maduro Arrest

4. FBI Fires Ex-Acting Director, Other Agents

5. Trump Picks Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve Board

6. Steve Bannon Planning 2028 Presidential Run: Report

7. Trump Demands Intel CEO Resign Over China Ties

8. Disney Settles Lawsuit with Gina Carano Over Firing

1. Israel Takes Gaza

Israel’s security cabinet early Friday approved a plan to occupy Gaza City, marking an escalation in Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas.

The announcement comes after an all-night meeting of the security cabinet, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Israel planned to retake control over the entire territory and eventually hand it off to friendly Arab forces opposed to Hamas.

“The Security Cabinet has approved the Prime Minister’s proposal for defeating Hamas. The IDF will prepare for taking control of Gaza City while distributing humanitarian assistance to the civilian population outside the combat zones,” read a post from the official X account of the Prime Minister of Israel.

2. Trump Orders Federal Law Enforcement to Patrol DC

President Trump is planning to deploy federal law enforcement on the streets of the nation’s capital as early as Friday to crack down on violence committed by gangs of roaming “youths,” the White House confirmed to The Post.

“DC residents can expect to see an increase in federal enforcement starting as early as tomorrow,” an administration official said Thursday, adding that operational details were still being finalized.

The move comes after a well-known former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer, Edward Coristine — also known as “Big Balls” — was attacked by teenagers as he intervened to thwart an attempted carjacking near Dupont Circle, about a mile north of the White House.

3. US Offers $50M Reward for Maduro Arrest

The Trump administration on Thursday offered a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

“Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like [Tren de Aragua], Sinaloa and Cartel of the Suns to bring deadly drugs and violence into our country,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a video posted on X.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has thus far seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his associates, Bondi said, and “nearly seven tons linked to Maduro himself, which represents a primary source of income for the deadly cartels based in Venezuela and Mexico.”

4. FBI Fires Ex-Acting Director, Other Agents

The FBI is firing the former acting director who led the bureau at the start of the Trump administration and refused to turn over a list of agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.

Brian Driscoll, who has returned to a career post at the bureau since departing its top spot, has been asked to leave by Friday, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill.

Driscoll has been viewed as a champion of the bureau’s rank-and-file staff. He declined to turn over a list of the thousands of FBI agents who worked on investigations into those that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

5. Trump Picks Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve Board

President Trump appointed one of his top economic advisers to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Thursday — after months of pressuring Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to resign or demanding the board stage a coup to lower interest rates.

“It is my Great Honor to announce that I have chosen Dr. Stephen Miran, current Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, to serve in the just vacated seat on the Federal Reserve Board until January 31, 2026,” Trump said in a statement.

“In the meantime, we will continue to search for a permanent replacement. Stephen has a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, and served with distinction in my First Administration. He has been with me from the beginning of my Second Term, and his expertise in the World of Economics is unparalleled — He will do an outstanding job. Congratulations Stephen!”

6. Steve Bannon Planning 2028 Presidential Run: Report

After a report by the Daily Mail cited “well-placed” sources close to Steve Bannon who claim he is gearing up for a 2028 presidential run, the former chief strategist to Donald Trump gave a two-word response.

“Trump 2028,” Bannon said in response to a report he’s seeking political advice for a potential run. The report also claimed Bannon had privately disparaged Vice President JD Vance, considered the top contender to run for the presidency on the GOP’s ticket in 2028.

A source in Bannon’s inner circle told the Daily Mail Bannon has repeatedly said he does not think Vance is tough enough to run in 2028.

7. Trump Demands Intel CEO Resign Over China Ties

President Trump must have read U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton’s letter, sent to Intel’s Board on Wednesday, about the chipmaker’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan’s ties to Chinese firms, and a recent criminal case involving his former company, Cadence Design. That’s because Trump just fired off a shocking new Truth Social post moments ago.

“The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.

The president continued, “There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this problem!”

8. Disney Settles Lawsuit with Gina Carano Over Firing

Gina Carano has received a settlement following her controversial 2021 firing from Disney’s The Mandalorian.

The actress and mixed martial arts veteran, 43, who starred as Cara Dune in the Star Wars franchise spin-off, was canned from the popular series in early 2021 over Instagram posts comparing Jews in the Holocaust to American conservatives.

Carano confirmed the settlement herself on her official X account stating: ‘I have come to an agreement with Disney/Lucasfilm, which I believe is the best outcome for all parties involved. I hope this brings some healing to the force.’