President-elect Donald Trump was in Brownsville, Texas, to watch Elon Musk’s SpaceX test-launch its Starship rocket. The rocket is set to carry out missions to the Moon and, eventually, Mars.

In a court filing, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said it opposes any effort to dismiss Trump's convictions in the New York criminal case. However, prosecutors expressed their openness to delaying the case until after Trump's second term.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before Congress regarding alleged bias against Trump supporters in her agency's hurricane relief efforts. This came as President Joe Biden requested nearly $100 billion in additional disaster relief funds from Congress.

Moscow said Ukraine fired six American-supplied, longer-range missiles into Russian territory for the first time. The reported use of the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, marks a significant escalation in the conflict.