Federal Case: After a briefing on Russian hackers by the intelligence chiefs, Democratic congressional leaders are furious that FBI director James Comey, who spoke openly about the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email, wouldn’t say whether his agency is investigating whether …

The Intel: Russian President Vladimir Putin “ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election,” and demonstrated “a clear preference for President-elect Trump” over Hillary Clinton, according to a declassified version of an intelligence report on Russian …

The Intel: The Washington Post reports that US intelligence intercepts found Russian leaders celebrating Donald Trump’s election win over Hillary Clinton as a geopolitical victory for Moscow. The Post also reports that intelligence agencies identified “actors” who turned over hacked …

Political Hacks: In what may have been the last press conference of his presidency, President Obama said he personally told Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop Russian hacking into political campaign computers, and warned that there would be consequences. Obama …

Cyber War: When the FBI notified the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 that its computers had been cracked by Russian hackers, the computer technician who took the call barely did anything about it, according to a report in the …

Dealmaker: President-elect Trump has named Rex Tillerson, the chief of Exxon Mobil, to be Secretary of State. He has no government or foreign policy experience other than doing business overseas, but appears to be friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …

Skyfall: Look out for blustery weather reports and television reporters wading through snow drifts. A Polar Vortex has swept down into the Northern states and across upper New England. It’s zero in Great Falls, MT; 3 in Duluth; 27 in …

The Manchurian Candidate: The NY Times reports that US intelligence agencies have concluded “with high confidence” that Russia acted covertly to sway the November election to Donald Trump. The Times report says US intelligence believes the Russians hacked Republican computer …

E Minus 27: One day after losing the public support of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, Donald Trump was whining that it was “hard to do well” without the backing of his own party, but also crowing that he’s been …

Working: US incomes rose 5.2 percent in 2015, the biggest one-year jump in median household income since 1967. The median for 2015 was $56,516; good, but not all good. That’s still 2.4 percent lower than the peak in the 1990s. …