Just days after he was censured by his own political party, former Arizona Republican senator Jeff Flake defended the recent impeachment of Donald Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.

Other than perhaps the late-night comedians and hosts picking up on what can only be called the sophomoric humor of the situation, that's where this should have ended.

The terror attack at the US Capitol -- and a number of right-wing rallies at state capitols which preceded it -- point to the need "to change some rules," according to the retired Army officer in charge of the investigation of the deadly January 6 insurrection.

At a time when even elected Republicans are embracing fabulist conspiracy theories, here's one more: "the Biden crime family."

Congressional Republicans who helped incite last week's terrorist attack on the US Capitol in support of outgoing President Donald Trump should be investigated both by the House and by the FBI, according to a Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee.

Certainly for those people of color--particularly Black people--who saw a very different reception from Capitol Police towards the Trump-backing terrorists storming the halls of Congress compared to racial confrontations in cities like Baltimore, Md., and elsewhere. The difference: both the police and those coming in rioting were all largely white.

In an extraordinary statement, one of Washington DC's largest and most powerful pro-business trade groups is calling for Vice President Mike Pence to "seriously consider" look at using an unprecedented provision of the US Constitution to remove Donald Trump from office following a day of rioting and insurrection by Trump supporters at the US Capitol.

Although it was President Donald Trump who incited, and egged on, his supporters to storm the US Capitol Wednesday -- it fell to his democratically elected successor to address the nation regarding the abhorrent horror unfolding on Capitol Hill.

Both men -- who appeared on the verge of delivering to Democrats a Senate majority which appeared elusive just weeks ago -- each gave rousing speeches designed to reignite enthusiasm for democracy and American representative government.

On the opening day of the new 117th Congress, Sen Mitt Romney of Utah released a statement Sunday in response to an announcement that several of his fellow Republican senators plan to oppose certification of the presidential election results later this week.