In his head-snapping final hours, Biden hewed to tradition and ceremony while issuing dire warnings about his successor’s tactics

According to polling data from Gallup, Biden's average approval rating across his four years of power was 42.2 percent, a historically low figure. The only recent president to score lower was Biden's predecessor and now successor Donald Trump, who had an average approval rating of 41.1 percent over the course of his first term.

Donald Trump has dropped in a rather veiled threat against Joe Biden in some of his recent statements after becoming US President, something that is making political circles within the US rather nervous.

Biden and Trump have the lowest average approval ratings out of any post-World War II presidents, according to Gallup.

As President Joe Biden gets ready to leave office, we consider his accomplishments, failures, and what his legacy will be.

The low approval ratings of Joe Biden and Donald Trump at the end of their terms may not matter as recent history suggests the legacies of U.S. presidents improve as years go by. Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Trump transition team for comment via email.

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

Minutes before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden pardoned his brother, James Biden and other relatives for unspecified crimes.

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump and members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

Trump took the oath of office at his second inauguration and vowing that a "golden age" for the country begins now.

The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald Trump’s first presidency and saw China fill the vacuum.