Democrats may have lost power in Washington in part because voters blamed them for the rising cost of goods, but when Joe Biden’s administration hands over power, it will also leave behind a series of strong new protections for consumers.

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday rejected complaints about how ABC News moderated the pre-election TV debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump, and appearances of Vice President Kamala Harris on CBS' "60 Minutes" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live.

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President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office next week, and his second-term agenda is taking shape as he fills out his administration. One of the

Trump already has appointed Brendan Carr, a current commissioner, to serve a chairman of the agency. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, appointed by President Joe Biden, said that she plans to step down and depart the FCC on Monday, when Trump takes office.

Biden is departing Washington having given the fewest news conferences and media interviews of the last seven presidents.

As President-elect, Joe Biden spent months seeking to fill the fifth seat on the FCC, a chair that eventually went to Anna Gómez after two disastrous attempts to get Senate confirmation of Gigi Sohn.

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses. That gives him the record for the most presidential pardons and commutations issued.

Apart from a lot of sentimental boilerplate, President Joe Biden's farewell address had a key message: The super-rich have too much power in politics.

"Join me tonight as I reflect on our progress and deliver my farewell address to the nation," President Joe Biden's X account posted, in part, on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office, just days before he leaves office and President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.