A meeting between the U.S. and Russia kicked off in Saudi Arabia Tuesday – a first step the Trump administration says it is making to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first face to face high-level meeting between the countries in more than 3 years. Not invited: Ukrainian leaders.

It was a big week for the Trump White House on Capitol Hill, as three of his most controversial nominees — Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kash Patel — cleared major hurdles to lead their respective government agencies, with Republican Senators rallying behind them.

President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he had a “lengthy and highly productive call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, and that the two agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine immediately. Shortly after, Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who expressed his country’s readiness to work with the U.S. toward peace.

President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. has no plans to buy Gaza, but is instead going “to take” the Palestinian territory. “We’re going to hold it. We’re going to cherish it,” he said. He discussed his plan for the US to develop the war-torn area and make it a “diamond” for the people of the region.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration violated a January 31 order to "immediately restore" billions of dollars in frozen funding. It is the first time in the second Trump administration that a federal judge has accused the White House of defying a court order.

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs from start to finish with a 40-22 win in the Super Bowl Sunday. Quarterback Jalen Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni led the team to its second Super Bowl win in franchise history.

Something NASA is keeping a close eye on: An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4, estimated to be about 130 to 330 feet wide (for reference: a football field is 160 feet wide), now has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032.

In the past week, Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has gained access to a critical federal payment system that handles $5 trillion, overseen moves to buy federal workers out of their contracts, gained access to Medicaid and Medicare systems, and started to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

In a shocking announcement Tuesday, President Trump proposed that the U.S. take control of the Gaza Strip to oversee its redevelopment after the nearly 2 million Palestinians who live there are resettled elsewhere—permanently.

President Trump’s tariff order took effect just after midnight, but – as of yesterday – it only applies to China. Mexico and Canada both brokered last-minute deals to avoid steep levies… for at least 30 days.

President Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China over the weekend, citing concerns over illegal immigration and the influx of fentanyl into the U.S. He previously voiced this plan on the campaign trail, saying tariffs would put pressure on countries to comply with U.S. demands. Trump has not been specific about what Mexico and Canada need to do to get tariffs dropped.

Authorities have begun the grim process of investigating how a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet near Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. since 2001, killing all 64 people on the commercial flight from Kansas to D.C., as well as three service members aboard the helicopter.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a U.S. Army helicopter carrying three soldiers mid-air Wednesday night, as it made its landing approach towards Ronald Reagan National Airport outside DC.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the White House budget office’s freeze on federal grants and loans, just minutes before it was set to take effect on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET. Nonprofit organizations, small business advocacy groups, and 23 states moved to stop the measure, which was set to impact billions – if not trillions – of dollars in assistance.

As newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon for his first day on the job yesterday, President Trump made headlines for four executive orders related to the military:

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States today around 12 p.m. ET. Mo News will post coverage all day on our Instagram page, and you can also watch live coverage of the performances and speeches here starting at 9:30 a.m. ET.

President Trump on Thursday moved to declassify all remaining documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, all federal officials overseeing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts were placed on paid administrative leave, signaling a major shift in federal workplace policy.

Possibly the most controversial immigration-related executive order President Trump made on Monday was to ban birthright citizenship as laid out in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Two dozen U.S. state attorneys general and civil rights groups quickly filed lawsuits.

Donald Trump recited the 35-word presidential oath of office on Monday at 12pm ET, officially becoming the 47th president of the United States (he was already our 45th president). The oath was administered by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Capitol Rotunda – after the ceremony was moved indoors due to below freezing temps.