Donald Trump had a big day in New York City.

Scientists worked out when humans had babies with Neanderthals.

And you might see an amazing meteor shower tonight.

That's some of what we'll get to on the Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Christina Quinn in for Hannah Jewel. It's Friday, December 13th. Happy birthday, Taylor Swift.

Let's get you caught off with today's seven stories.

Number one. The Justice Department's Inspector General released a long-awaited report into the

January 6th riots. For years, Donald Trump and his allies have spread conspiracy theories

that FBI agents intentionally incited the riot at the Capitol in 2021. Yesterday, Inspector

General Michael Horowitz helped to further debunk those claims. In his report, he said the FBI

did not have any undercover agents in the crowd that participated in the

riots, nor did it instruct any of its informants to break the law and breach the capital that day.

However, the report said many informants went to Washington on January 6th without being instructed

to do so, and some key information was not shared with the FBI's Washington Field Office ahead of the riots.

Overall, Horowitz's report concluded that the FBI recognized the potential for violence

and took significant and appropriate steps to prepare.

And in some related news, Trump said yesterday that he would pardon people convicted in the January 6 riots within minutes or hours of taking office next month.

Number two.

Trump took a victory lap in New York yesterday.

Trump has long had a fixation with New York, and yesterday he pretty much got to live out his

dream day in the city. First, he was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Then, to celebrate

that honor, he was invited to ring the bell to open the New York Stock Exchange. Trump has now been named Times Person of the Year twice.

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