All eyes in the US are on the city of Minneapolis in the cold Midwestern state of Minnesota, where a historic murder trial may lead to drastic reform of the police and justice systems.

Before the end of his second month in the White House, US President Joe Biden is facing an escalating crisis on the country’s southern border with Mexico.

Following US President Donald Trump’s dramatic departure from the White House there was a great deal of speculation not only about his own political future but also the future of a divided Republican Party.

While Joe Biden was being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, his predecessor Donald Trump was already on his way to Florida, leaving Washington as it has never been seen before.

Donald Trump will be remembered as the most controversial leader in modern US history, a man who refused to be politically correct and was not afraid to face the international community, and confront it when needed.