WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States.

President Joe Biden exits the White House with a record of accomplishment but also lingering resentment toward some onetime allies who pushed him from the race. And he’ll depart amid a strained relationship with his No.

Biden leaves behind a complicated legacy of legislative wins and economic gains, along with a trail of fractured relationships and grievances within his own party.

Sources close to President Biden felt it was important to prove his physical vigor to the public to combat criticism of his age, but noted that it often backfired.

President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in the final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes.

After a weeks-long pressure campaign from lawmakers and the public, Biden reversed his decision in July, writing in a statement to the American people, "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term."

So as we anticipate what could be the immensely consequential presidency of Donald Trump, we should close the books on this particular question. There’s never any way to prove counterfactuals, but we do have some pretty solid data rebutting Biden’s apparent belief that his self-defenestration saved Trump from defeat.

Online users discussing this rumor pointed to an NBC News article published in the final days of Joe Biden's U.S. presidency.

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

The first lady says the Democratic revolt against her husband’s re-election bid taught her ‘a lot about human nature.’

In one of his final interviews as president, Joe Biden offered up an unlikely alternative history that, yes, he could have beaten Donald Trump again.

President Joe Biden’s claim that he would have won the 2024 presidential election had he not dropped out of the