Well, at least no-one can ever say CNN is trying to hide the intent of their bias toward President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

In a quiet release by CNN they announce Laura Jarrett was hired to cover the Donald Trump Justice Department and the Supreme Court:

[…]  the Justice Department and Supreme Court will be covered by Justice and Supreme Court correspondent Pamela Brown, Justice correspondent Evan Perez, Justice reporter Laura Jarrett and Supreme Court reporter Ariane De Vogue. (link)

Even left-wing media view Jarrett’s hire as unusual specifically because she has absolutely no journalism experience and has worked as a private attorney following her graduation from Harvard Law.
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President Donald J Trump Inauguration Links:

WEBSITE HERE – TWITTER HERE – INSTAGRAM HERE – FACEBOOK HERE

Thursday January 19th 2017 – ♦ 4 pm to 6 pm:  President-elect Donald J Trump will deliver remarks during the second act of the concert at Lincoln Memorial, dubbed the “Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration.”

The event should be broadcast live nationally, CSPAN is covering.  Event headlined by country stars Toby Keith and Lee Greenwood and feature a fireworks finale.

♦ Right Side Broadcast Network HERE – ♦ Raw Live Stream HERE – ♦ Alternate Live Stream – ♦ Fox10 Live Stream – ♦ Alternate Live Stream #2 – ♦ Alternate Live Stream #3

Steve Mnuchin is nominated for Treasury Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump.  Round #2 of his confirmation hearing is about to begin:
… Oh, and he’s crushing it.  Doing awesome.  The Finance Committee Senators have no concept of a businessman giving up hundreds of millions of his own wealth to work for the average American.   The Committee appears a little *stunned*.

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Trump/Pence presidential victory.

Transition Website HERE

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

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President Donald J Trump Inauguration Links:

WEBSITE HERE – TWITTER HERE – INSTAGRAM HERE – FACEBOOK HERE

Thursday January 19th 2017
♦ 10:35 am – Performances begin at Lincoln Memorial. “Voices of the People,” the first act of a day-long public concert, will feature groups such as the DC Fire Department Emerald Society Pipes and Drums, the Republican Hindu Coalition, high school marching bands, choirs and baton twirlers.

♦ 3:30 pm to 4 pm – Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the nation’s veterans.

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President Obama is anticipated to deliver his final press conference at 2:15pm today:

According to an updated statement from the 41st president’s office that spokesman Jim McGrath posted on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, Bush was admitted to the intensive care unit at the hospital “to address an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia.”
The statement also said that Barbara Bush, 91, was admitted to the same hospital Wednesday morning “as a precaution after experiencing fatigue and coughing.”
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President-elect Donald Trump sat down with Fox Morning host Ainsely Earhardt for an extended one-on-one interview which was broadcast this morning: