That's all for today's blog coverage. Our new blog will start early Tuesday morning AEDT on afr.com with all the latest in the counting down President Donald Trump's final days in office and the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday.

Here's a recap of today's main points:

• The weekend was free of large-scale or violence protests by Donald Trump supporters, which the FBI had warned about. The agency has cited intelligence saying protesters may try to disrupt Biden's inauguration.
• Trump stayed out of the public eye over the weekend, but is putting the final touches on a list of around 100 people he will grant pardons or sentence commutations on his last day in office.
• Rioters charged over the attack on the Capitol building on January 6 have said they believed they were following instructions from Trump, something that could have implications for his looming impeachment trial for inciting insurrection.
• Biden's incoming chief-of-staff Ron Klain said the new administration faces a "huge mess" in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as it vows to dispense 100 million shots in its first 100 days.