- Despite promoting a campaign based on ridding Washington of political insiders, Donald Trump [1]'s cabinet is already shaping up to be stacked with longtime DC players. On Sunday, Trump announced that RNC Chairman Reince Priebus would be his chief of staff [2]. But perhaps more shocking was Trump's decision to make Stephen Bannon his senior counselor to the White House. Bannon, who worked on the campaign as Trump's chief executive, is also the executive chairman of the conservative media organization Breitbart and has been heavily criticized for his ties to hate groups. [3]
- In more election news: Trump is facing a different type of apprenticeship. The Wall Street Journal reports that President Obama plans to spend more time than normal with the president-elect to prepare him for the position since Trump has no experience in politics. According to The WSJ, Trump's aides were unaware that they had to replace Obama's entire staff [4] before Trump takes office.
- Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks [5] in Paris. Hundreds gathered to commemorate victims at the Bataclan, a music venue where 90 of the 130 people killed that day were murdered by agents of ISIS. Sting played a concert to reopen the venue [6] after its doors closed last year.
- In other international headlines, the United Nations reports that 2016 will be the hottest year ever recorded [7]. For the third year in a row, Earth's temperature is warmer than it has ever been. The report claims that Earth's average temperature is 1.2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
- After a 10-year absence, Dave Chappelle returned to TV on Saturday night to host Saturday Night Live [8], and people were ecstatic. The comedian's reemergence could not have been better timed: Chappelle's opening monologue addressed Trump's election [9], and he offered hope for the uncertain future, saying he was "wishing Donald Trump luck."