I think it will be interesting to see how this retaliation -and possibly future ones- will affect Joe Biden's legitimacy going forward. If this happens again will some of the blame/bad press be directed towards him for his inability to keep situations like these under control?

This article goes over the historical context of attacks on the capitol. It was interesting to see that previous attacks have only been in the name of war or terrorism, with last weeks events being the first attempt at direct political action (ie: Getting Pence to not certify Trump's loss in key states)

Russia recently offered to extend the 2010 "New Start" treaty between Russia and the U.S that limited the number of Nuclear weapons each country can have. Most importantly Russia said they would continue the "freeze" on the production of new warheads if the U.S does the same. The U.S. state department released a statement indicating that they are ready to meet and extend the deal.

An exit poll conducted today shows MAS candidate Luis Arce leading by more than 20 points in the Bolivian presidential election. Arce previously was the finance minister under Evo Morales, and thus subscribes to many of the left-wing ideals of the recently ousted president.

The U.S. is attempting to get Sudan to normalize relations with Israel as a part of a larger push in the Arab world. The U.S. is offering major financial benefits to entice Sudan to do so. Sudan's crippled economy makes the offer much harder to turn down, posing the question of whether a resolution will be based on a legitimate desire to improve relations, or simply the desperation of the Sudanese government.

Citing the need for "peace in the Middle East" Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. is imposing its own additional sanctions on Iran. This comes less than a month after the U.N. Security Council rejected calls by the U.S. for U.N. sanctions. Clearly the Trump administration -regardless of the legal objections of the U.N.- has chosen to take matters into their own hands.

From this article, I learned that the U.S. push for U.N. sanctions on Iran is entirely unsupported by other members of the U.N. security council, as many members believe that the U.S. has no legal standing to push for sanctions. Reimposing U.N. sanctions on Iran was part of the "snapback provision" of the Iran nuclear deal, but Trump withdrew from the deal 2 years ago. It is because of this withdrawal that the other members believe the U.S. no longer has the legal right to enforce the provision and impose U.N. sanctions.