Congress isn't working right now?! Make it make sense please.

Trump incited a riot and much of Congress left town. [View in browser]( [Image]( January 8, 2021 [A photo illustration shows an imagined group text, with icons at the top representing the Capitol building, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, and Chuck Schumer. Below are two texts from the same sender: ''you there?'' and ''???'']( If you feel like you need a vacation after this week, you're not alone. After finally confirming President-elect Joe Biden's win, Congress is exhausted and ready to take the whole of next week off. Yes, sure, there was the little situation of President Donald Trump inciting a mob to storm the Capitol and only expressing the slightest remorse after a full day of pressure. But surely Congress deserves a little R&R after all that right? Absolutely not, Hayes Brown writes in his newest essay. "Refusing to meet now, in this moment of crisis, is an utter abdication of responsibility," he explains. "The U.S. elects a president to represent us all. Congress provides a key check on the power of the presidency, which has only grown in my lifetime. Now it appears that one of our last lines of defense against tyranny is AWOL." Read the full analysis at the top of your Friday [MSNBC Daily](. UNDERSTANDING THE NEWS [Alternate text] Top perspectives and analysis from our MSNBC columnists [Alternate text] [A photo shows a row of Capitol police officers in riot gear lined up in front of the Capitol.]( Marc Ambinder [The Capitol isn't designed to keep the MAGA hordes out. That's a problem.]( We expect access to our elected leaders. That's a problem for security. [Alternate text] [A photo from President Donald Trump's 2016 inauguration shows him speaking at the podium, with wife Melania and others sitting in the stands behind him.]( Steve Benen [Four years later, Trump's 'American Carnage' vow turns to tragedy]( Trump declared in 2016, "This American carnage stops right here and stops right now." Consider what happened yesterday at that exact same Capitol Hill spot. WATCH NOW [Alternate text] All In [Chris Hayes: Trump must be removed from office and tried for sedition]( [A screengrab of Chris Hayes in studio. To his left is a graphic card reading ''impeach, remove, indict'' and an image of the Capitol riots.]( Rachel Maddow [Violent attack on U.S. Capitol a win in Trump's eyes as Republican support holds]( [A photo shows pro-Trump rioters carrying a bronze-colored bust of President Donald Trump]( The Last Word [Among Trump’s ‘very special’ people? Men in t-shirts declaring 6 million murdered Jews ‘weren’t enough’]( [A photo shows the front of the Capitol lit up by flash grenades as Trump supporters rioted]( The Last Word [Rep. Lamb on why his late-night House speech almost drew GOP lawmakers into a brawl]( [A file photo shows Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb]( LISTEN NOW [Alternate text] [A photo of a shopping complex with large yellow letters spelling out ''Sherman Phoenix'' and a billboard showing flames and the face of a young Black woman]( [Into America]( An Election and an Insurrection Former Senate candidate Jaime Harrison joins Trymaine Lee to reflect on the significance of this moment and the path forward for Democrats. They also discuss the significance of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s win, as he becomes the second Black senator in the South since Reconstruction and the first Black senator from Georgia. [A graphic shows an image of The Oath podcast logo as shown on an iPhone. Next to it is text that reads: ''This Week: Matt Olsen, Former head of the Guantanamo Review Task Force. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.'']( [The Oath]( Episode 6: Matt OlsenThis week on The Oath, Chuck Rosenberg talks with former Head of the Guantanamo Review Task Force, Matt Olsen, about his experience holding some of the most sensitive jobs in national security. Tell us what you think. [Drop us an e-mail.](mailto:msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com?subject=MSNBC Daily) Were you forwarded this email from a friend? [Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily here](. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)