Jan. 27, 2025

Cabinet Confirmation Fights; Trump Gunning For Greenland; TikTok Deal; New Gaza Proposal; CIA Says COVID Leaked From Lab; Superbowl 59 Lineup Set

Cabinet Confirmation Fights; Trump Gunning For Greenland; TikTok Deal; New Gaza Proposal; CIA Says COVID Leaked From Lab; Superbowl 59 Lineup Set
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Headlines:

– Welcome to Mo News (00:00)

– Pete Hegseth Becomes Defense Secretary (06:00)

– Colombia Fights Deportation Flights From US (12:10)

– Contentious Confirmation Hearings This Week: RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel (14:45)

– Trump Fires Government Watchdogs (18:00)

– Israel-Gaza Hostage Exchange; Trump Calls On Egypt and Jordan To Take In Palestinians From Gaza (20:50)

– CIA Now Says Covid-19 Is More Likely To Have Originated From A Lab Leak (29:45)

– White House In Talks To Have Oracle And U.S. Investors Take Over TikTok (33:15)

– Trump Threatening Denmark To Take Over Greenland (35:10)

– Super Bowl 2025 Matchup: KC Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles (37:50)

– On This Day In History (40:20)



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Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

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