Before he leaves office for the final time, President Joe Biden plans to pen President-elect Donald Trump a letter, CNN is told.

A longtime enthusiast of political tradition, Biden could well embrace membership in the ex-presidents club. The former commanders in chief from time to time pose for pictures and pat one another on the back while milling around at historic events — and sit together at VIP funerals.

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The new president was prompted to search for the letter as he casually took questions from reporters in the Oval Office.

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.

The US Constitution grants presidents with the authority of executive clemency for individuals convicted in federal criminal cases.

His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US history.

President Trump declared it was “liberation day” moments after being sworn in as president Monday — vowing “the golden age of America begins right now” with a ‘revolution of common

As President Joe Biden prepared to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, he followed the tradition of leaving his successor a note.

Most presidents get to move into the White House once. President-elect Donald Trump is doing it twice, and his wife, Melania, says it's a lot easier the second time around.

Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two