At least 21 current or former members of the US military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near the Capitol riot.

Anyone who celebrates the exit of Trump from the White House this week might consider the many rebirths of the greatest zombie in American history.

The president-elect has recruited a battle-tested team to tackle the herculean tasks of rebuilding the economy, containing the pandemic while addressing the urgent issues of climate change and racial injustice.

Do Republicans want to risk creating a martyr figure in Trump, a divisive distraction on the sidelines? Or will they allow him to fizzle out quietly, nothing to rage against?

After nearly 16 years in office, the most powerful woman in the world is about to bow out of politics.