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Good morning, everyone. I am Chief Playbook correspondent Eugene Daniels, still getting used to that new title.

If you're hearing some music in the background, that's because I'm upstairs at Union Station at the first 100 days party for the new Congress.

Lots of people are here.

I saw Steny Hoyer, lots of members of Congress,

and of course, political's best and brightest.

Here it's what's driving the day.

Tonight at 8 p.m. President Joe Biden will deliver his

farewell address to the nation.

It's his first Oval Office speech since announcing

he would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. It will essentially be a rhetorical capstone

to his 50-plus years in public life, a chance for him to pre-spin his legacy with less than five

days left in his presidency. Over on Capitol Hill, President-elect Trump's

cabinet nominees are occupying all the spotlight. We got six today, y'all. Pam Bondi, Chris Wright,

Marco Rubio, John Ratcliffe, Sean Duffy and Russell Vote will face Senate questioning today. More

hearings are playing throughout the week. Behind the scenes, the Trump

transition team appears to be making some calculated moves to soften the landing for one of his

most controversial picks, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joining me now to chat more about the Trump

team's plans for the HHS secretary is White House reporter Adam Kankren. Good morning, Kankron.

Good morning. It's not the morning, guys. I'm lying. We are sitting up here at this party,

and I am holding a Congress Royale alcohol drink. He is drinking water, it looks like.

No, this is cutting into my drinking. I mean networking time. Exactly. Exactly. We will get back to the party.

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