The Wall Street Journal reports on how Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s win after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and disrupted the count. Analyses from Vox and the New Yorker look at actions by the president and his supporters that led up to the violence. CNN and the Washington Post report on international reactions to the violence and the message it sent to the rest of the world about the state of American democracy. After Democratic candidates won both runoff races in Georgia, the Wall Street Journal breaks down how the 50-50 split in the Senate will work. Russell Berman writes for the Atlantic about how the victories will benefit Biden during his time in office. And PBS NewsHour explains the challenges Biden faces.

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