WASHINGTON — Joe Biden on Monday wrapped up a more than 50-year political career, but promised that “we're not leaving the fight,” as he bid farewell to the presidency and flew to California to unwind with his family and ease back into private life.

President Joe Biden will leave the White House on Monday for the last time, ending four years of presidency and more than half a century of political work. Biden leaves with low approval ratings, but Americans' satisfaction with his administration has fluctuated heavily since he first took office in 2021.

Former President Joe Biden delivered his farewell speech Monday after the inauguration of 47th President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

In his final act as president, President Joe Biden pardoned members of his family: his brothers, James and Francis Biden, his sister, Valerie Biden, and their spouses.

The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.

According to a Gallup poll of 1,003 U.S. adults conducted between December 2 and 18, 2024, and released on January 7, a majority (54 percent) believe Biden will be remembered as a "below average" (17 percent) or "poor" (37 percent) president.

In an executive grant of clemency President Biden granted a full and unconditional pardon to Jerry Lundergan, the former head of the state Democratic Party

The decision comes after Trump warned of an enemies list of those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Joe Biden's presidency and half a century of public service come to an end as Donald Trump begins second term.

In a sweeping final act before leaving office on the day of Donald Trump's inauguration, President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, citing what he described as "unrelenting attacks and threats" aimed at his family in an effort to undermine him politically.

President Joe Biden announced a series of last-minute pardons before leaving office Monday, granting preemptive pardons to some family members and other GOP foes, as well as a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.