Jeff Flake, who served as a Senator for Arizona for six years wrote in an opinion piece for CNN that the GOP had to break with the ex-president.

“There is no redeeming his behavior. And let’s not continue this tragic charade by further humiliating and debasing ourselves,” wrote Mr Flake.

“History always knows the truth. Let’s learn the lessons of this experience, admit our failings and move on. This is what our country deserves.”

The lead prosecutor in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial has hit out at the former president’s legal team, describing their defence as “explosive and deranged”.

“They couldn’t get a summer internship with ‘My Cousin Vinny,’” Jamie Raskin, Democratic congressman from Maryland who led the prosecution in the senate, told the Washington Post in an interview after the trial, referencing the Joe Pesci movie about a hapless lawyer.

Naomi Biden took to Twitter to post pictures of the president wearing a personalised leather jacket and hat at the presidential rural retreat in Maryland.

The House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi has announced that the House will form an “independent 9/11 type commission” to investigate the 6 January Capitol insurrection “to get to the truth of how this happened.”

After days of keeping an uncommonly low profile, former president Trump reportedly re-emerged to slowly drive past an impromptu rally of die-hard supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida.

In the video, captured by the conservative Right Side Broadcasting network, a raucous, largely unmasked crowd of supporters waving flags and Trump banners erupts in chants of “USA! USA!” as the former president’s motorcade drives by. A woman can be heard saying, “Everybody knows you won!”

Josh Marcus has the story.

Joe Biden has set out a new White House routine that hugely differs from his predecessor Donald Trump, arriving in the Oval Office by 9am and heading to bed early, according to CNN.

Mr Biden starts his day by having coffee with the first lady, before heading to the Oval Office for 9am to begin meetings and phone calls.

The president heads back to the residence by 7pm, taking documents and paperwork with him in his leather briefcase.

Unlike his predecessor Donald Trump, Mr Biden “is more of an early-to-bed type. He has continued a tradition of reading letters from Americans, a handful of which are tucked into the briefing materials he brings home in the evenings,” reports the news network.

The ex-president could be seen looking out of the window of his motorcade as a large group of his supporters celebrated President’s Day near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

US Postal Service chief Louis DeJoy intends to roll out a plan to raise postal rates and eliminate first-class mail deliveries, moves that are likely to lead to slower mail and higher costs passed on to customers, according to reports.

The potential cutbacks to first-class mail – which include letters, bills and other mail sent to local addresses – would eliminate two-day deliveries, and instead lump that mail into current three- and five-day tiers, the same as nonlocal mail.

Alex Woodward has the story.

The president had spent a snowy weekend at the rural retreat in Frederick County, Maryland, where he played Mario Kart with his family.

Now Mr Biden and the first lady have left the presidential country retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park to head back to Washington DC, according to pool reports.

Member of the Proud Boys hate group were celebrating following the acquittal of Donald Trump in the Senate.

The leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, posted a celebratory message on the group’s Telegram channel, proclaiming that they were “here forever” and expressing hope that Mr Trump would run for office again in 2024.

The leader of the group – who was recently revealed to have been a long-time police informant – shared a meme of Mr Trump dancing that featured a band made up of Pepe frogs.

Graig Graziosi has the details.