Today's five.

Tulsi Gabbard resigned Friday as Director of National Intelligence, citing her husband Abraham's recent diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. In her resignation letter, posted on social media, Gabbard said her departure takes effect June 30, 2026, and that she must step away from public service to support her husband through his treatment. President Trump praised her performance in a social media post of his own. Gabbard is the fourth Cabinet official to leave during Trump's second term. Some coverage notes she had been an outlier in the administration as a former Democrat and anti-interventionist, with recent tensions reported over Trump's decision to strike Iran.

Roughly 40,000 residents across Garden Grove and parts of five other Orange County cities — Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park, and Westminster — remain under evacuation orders after a storage tank at GKN Aerospace's Garden Grove facility overheated Thursday and began leaking methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable chemical used to make plastic resins and parts. The tank holds between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons of the substance, and damage to a valve has prevented authorities from stopping the leak. Officials warn the tank could either rupture and spill the chemical or explode. Experts from across the country have submitted unconventional proposals that fire crews planned to attempt overnight, as schools in the area have also been shut down.

Republican opposition is mounting against a White House proposal for a $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," with dissent emerging from within Trump's own party. President Trump responded by publicly attacking GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, labeling him a "RINO" and a "quitter" as intraparty resistance to the fund grew. Right-leaning outlets highlight an inherent contradiction embedded in the fund's design, while left-leaning coverage centers on the escalating political conflict between Trump and Republican holdouts. The standoff tests the limits of party loyalty on a spending proposal whose name carries significant political symbolism, and signals potential friction ahead for White House priorities requiring unified GOP support.

Rob Base, born Robert Ginyard, died Friday at age 59 following a private battle with cancer. The news was announced through a post on his official Instagram account. The rapper rose to prominence with the 1988 Billboard hit "It Takes Two," produced alongside DJ E-Z Rock, a track that remained a staple of pop culture decades after its release. Base's death marks the loss of one of hip-hop's most recognizable voices from the genre's late-1980s commercial breakthrough era.

Florida's House and Senate budget negotiators emerged Friday evening from a week of closed-door talks with a series of apparent spending agreements, including a $50 million commitment toward a Tampa Bay Rays stadium, pay raises for targeted state employees, and funding for a state emergency reserve. The deals came after negotiations that had largely been shielded from public view. At least one major budget area remained unresolved, with the two chambers failing to exchange offers on that item before Friday's session concluded. The agreements signal momentum toward a final state budget, though outstanding differences still need to be bridged before a deal is complete.