<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Retaliatory Measures

What We’re Following

End-of-Year Sanctions: President Barack Obama announced sanctions against a number of Russian officials and entities in response to Moscow’s alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election. The move, which included the expulsion of 35 Russian intelligence officials and the closure of two U.S.-based Russian properties, is the first public step the U.S. has taken against Russia for the cyberattack. It’s unclear what impact the sanctions will have, and, as Krishnadev Calamur notes, President-elect Donald Trump could repeal them once he takes office next month.

Renowned actress and singer Debbie Reynolds , one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. She was 84. Reynolds rose to fame at the end of Hollywood’s Golden Age, starring in musicals like and . Following her death, her son Todd said, “she wanted to be with Carrie.”