After facing an increasing amount of pressure, President Obama has ordered a full review of Russia’s interference in America’s elections. While many Democratic leaders have been pushing for such a review, it’s important to note that this is a bipartisan issue. From John McCain: “The problem with hacking is that if they’re able to disrupt elections, then it’s a national security issue.” Donald Trump is not among those accusing Russia: “I don’t believe they interfered. It could be Russia. And it could be China. And it could be some guy in his home in New Jersey.” (Haven’t we picked on Chris Christie enough?)

+ Former NSA Director Michael Hayden’s has some interesting takes on the matter, including which parts of the hacking were fair game and which were not, and his view that the Russian goal was to erode America’s confidence in our political process (not to pick a winner).

+ “Putin has embraced an opportunistic but sophisticated campaign to sabotage democracy.” Larry Diamond in The Atlantic: How Vladimir Putin is making the world safe for autocracy.

+ NYT: “He insisted that he was the victim of a new and particularly noxious form of an old K.G.B. dirty trick known as kompromat, the fabrication and planting of compromising or illegal material.” It’s not just what can be removed from your computer, it’s what can be put into it.