Here are the things you need to know from the day so far:
US in turmoil
The state of emergency comes after the FBI warned of nationwide armed protests in the lead up to Biden taking over.
Impeachment talks ramped up again, with Democrats eager to end Trump s reign as soon as possible. Nick Pearson delves into what a second impeachment would mean here.
Donald Trump did not speak to Mike Pence for days after inciting a riot that led to the Capitol building stormed.(AP)
ASX finishes flat for the day, Aussie dollar down
These were the biggest winners and losers of the day:
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has told unemployed Aussies to turn off Netflix and get a job in regional areas. The regional Australia Institute has identified 50,000 unfilled jobs in regional Australia, as a drop in temporary foreign workers due to COVID-19 saw more than $38m worth of fruit and vegetables rotting in Aussie farms. Mr McCormack has told unemployed Aussies to go bush to fill the void, but shrugged off suggestions it was insulting to call the unemployed lounge lizards. I say to those people who perhaps have done reasonably well off JobSeeker, who may have earnt more than they could have dreamt of, it is perhaps time to turn the Stan and Netflix off to come to the regions (where) you can have a better life, he told Today.