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.

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.

The Biden administration says it won’t enforce a ban on TikTok set to take effect Sunday — a day before President-elect Trump takes office. "Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to implement," a White House official told ABC News on Thursday.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a six-week, phased ceasefire deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the release of dozens of hostages, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

It comes after 15 months of war in the Middle East, which began after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and has since led to the killing of tens of thousands of people in Gaza, and widespread devastation and displacement across the territory.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's controversial nominee for U.S. Defense Secretary, faced a contentious four-hour Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Accusations against Hegseth over sexual misconduct and drunken behavior, paired with comments he has made about women in combat, took center stage.

The National Weather Service issued an extreme fire danger warning through Wednesday in Los Angeles County, expecting gusts of up to 70 mph as high Santa Ana winds return. It comes as 92,000 people are under evacuation orders and nearly 90,000 more are under evacuation warnings.

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County continue to rage, having burned more than 40,000 acres (60+ square miles) — an area larger than Miami, Boston, San Francisco, and nearly 3x the size of Manhattan. Officials have confirmed at least 24 deaths, 16 people still missing, and 12,000 structures damaged or destroyed.