Politics: Trump begins inaugural festivities as he prepares for the presidency

Senate set to confirm two Trump Cabinet nominees Friday; others will wait; Every president is a minority leader. Trump will be, too.; Wealthy donors, once Trump's punching bags, get VIP treatment at inauguration; After helping deliver Trump victory, the prize comes at a high price; Trump to be sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership; Yes, Trump will face a backlash if he doesn’t deliver on his promises; What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#3); The White House went ghost on Obama’s last night. Here’s what it looked like.; 'This is the greatest guy': Trump meets FedEx courier, offers him $10,000; The Trump Transition: Trump becomes president; ‘I outworked anybody who ever ran for office,’ Trump tells donors at inaugural dinner; Trump's Washington hotel is hub of inaugural action — and potential conflicts; For Obama’s remaining aides Thursday, a White House scavenger hunt; Trump's arrival on eve of inauguration ushers in 'real change' to Washington;   The most important politics stories today   Evan Vucci / AP Trump begins inaugural festivities as he prepares for the presidency The president-elect attended a wreath-laying ceremony and welcome concert. By Philip Rucker and John Wagner  •  Read more » Senate set to confirm two Trump Cabinet nominees Friday; others will wait Senate Democrats agreed to hold confirmation votes Friday for Gen. James Mattis and Gen. John F. Kelly, tapped respectively to lead the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. By Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Every president is a minority leader. Trump will be, too. Prediction: He'll talk about unity today, but he'll govern like a partisan. By Andrew Rudalevige  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Wealthy donors, once Trump's punching bags, get VIP treatment at inauguration By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   After helping deliver Trump victory, the prize comes at a high price Ralph Case worked hard to help Trump win Ohio and send him to D.C. Now he's working hard to join him for the celebration. By Stephanie McCrummen  •  Read more »   Trump to be sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership Trump's swearing-in will give Republicans control of both the White House and Congress. By David Fahrenthold, Philip Rucker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Yes, Trump will face a backlash if he doesn’t deliver on his promises But which promises are his supporters counting on? By David Hunter Walsh  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#3) The third installment in our occasional feature looking at what Trump got wrong on Twitter in a given week. A bonus this week: something Trump got right on Twitter. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   The White House went ghost on Obama’s last night. Here’s what it looked like. Most of Obama's staff moved out of the White House a day before Donald Trump was set to move in. By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   'This is the greatest guy': Trump meets FedEx courier, offers him $10,000 The unlikely meeting between Donald Trump a 24-year-old from rural Illinois occurred before a concert at the Lincoln Memorial. By Justin Jouvenal  •  Local  •  Read more »   The Trump Transition: Trump becomes president The latest on the transition. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » ‘I outworked anybody who ever ran for office,’ Trump tells donors at inaugural dinner The president-elect boasted of his election victory and heaped praise on his incoming Cabinet. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's Washington hotel is hub of inaugural action — and potential conflicts The incoming president is lavishing attention on his newest property as he prepares to assume office. By Matea Gold and Jonathan O'Connell  •  Read more »   For Obama’s remaining aides Thursday, a White House scavenger hunt For President Obama's remaining aides, Thursday provided a fine opportunity for a scavenger hunt. By Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump's arrival on eve of inauguration ushers in 'real change' to Washington The president-elect visited Arlington National Cemetery, toasted his Cabinet and celebrated with thousands at a Lincoln Memorial concert. 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