Joe Biden departed Washington, D.C., as a former president after President Donald Trump‘s inauguration, leaving behind strained political relationships, low approval ratings, and a legacy of ending his reelection bid after a visible decline.

U.S. President Joe Biden urged despondent fellow Democrats not to give up hope as he returned to the warm embrace of South Carolina's Black churchgoing community to mark the final full day of his presidency on Sunday.

President Joe Biden will spend his last full day in office in a place that holds special meaning for him. Sunday is President Joe Biden’s final full day in office, and he’s spending it in a state that helped him become president.

Biden Monday issued several preemptive pardons, some to family members. Following the transition of power, Trump wielded his own clemency power.

By Doina Chiacu, Jeff Mason, Nandita Bose and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family members and people that incoming President Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation,