What Happened Last Week

Some but far from all of the highlights from the week of 12/11/16

The CIA and FBI finally agreed:  Russia interfered in the US election with the intent of helping Russia and Trump.

Reports continue to surface of Russian interference in other countries.

Trump continued to poke China.  China poked back.

Trump canceled his first press conference since winning election saying he needed more time to figure out how to fix his conflicts of interest including violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

Trump made two moves that signal a harder line approach to Israeli/Palestinian issues. Including a statement about moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem and appointing a hawkish Ambassador

Dylan Roof was convicted of the Charleston Church Massacre.

NCHS published data showing Americans may be dying younger.