TRANSITION 2017 // Donald Trump named Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-AL, as his pick for Attorney General. Sessions is a strong opponent of immigration amnesty and could easily undo many of Obama’s actions on immigration. http://cvote.it/2gcrznw
TRANSITION 2017 // Vice President-elect Mike Pence went to the Broadway play Hamilton and was booed by the audience. The actors then addressed Pence from the stage. Donald Trump demanded that the cast apologize. Pence took no offense and said the boos were “what freedom sounds like.” http://cvote.it/2gzzBL7
TRANSITION 2017 // Donald Trump met with Mitt Romney over the weekend to discuss the possibility of him serving as Secretary of State. Here are the list of names for Trump’s Cabinet so far, as well as the names floating around for each position. http://cvote.it/2gcr4d0
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // Remember how it was the height of bigotry for religious objectors to decline to participate in a gay wedding? But now it’s ‘brave’ to decline to sell Melania Trump a dress? http://cvote.it/2gclK9t
CULTURE // Producers of the The Bible TV series Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, along with MGM Studios, are set to launch a new faith and family friendly TV network next month. http://cvote.it/2gcmg7y
CATHOLIC // In his homily at a consistory for the creation of 17 new cardinals in St. Peter’s basilica, Pope Francis observed that “we live at a time in which polarization and exclusion are burgeoning and considered the only way to resolve conflicts.” http://cvote.it/2gcxvNd
ON THIS DAY // 1877 – Edison invents the phonograph. http://cvote.it/2gcljw5
SAINT // Saint Cecilia – http:/cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
FUNNY // Wow. Saturday Night Live actually did a spoof of liberals, and it’s even funny. http://cvote.it/2gcgVNK