PHILADELPHIA — Progressive activists in Congress have put mounting pressure on President Joe Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment — which would become the first explicit mention of women in the U.

Joe Biden is about to leave office with a series of missteps that have tainted his legacy as president, experts told Newsweek. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. Biden entered office in January 2021 with a promise to provide a sharp contrast what some perceived as a chaotic Donald Trump administration.

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

President Joe Biden — in an interview with MSNBC ’s Lawrence O’Donnell that aired Thursday and which was Biden’s last TV sit-down as POTUS ― reflected on his failure to hype up his and Democratic accomplishments when in office.

Historians may reevaluate his legacy in the years to come, after achievements and failures alike are put in more context, not to mention what occurs in Trump’s second term. Will Biden ultimately be viewed as a uniquely poor one-term president, or will history be kinder to him with time?

Joe Biden made history by giving “more individual pardons and commutations” than any other U.S. president. As confirmed in a Friday (Jan. 17) White House press release, he granted clemency for nearly 2,

President Joe Biden asserted that America is becoming an "oligarchy" while warning the country in his televised farewell address on Wednesday of a "dangerous concentration of power" by the wealthy.

Biden conveyed his deep appreciation for first lady Jill Biden, who joined him in the Oval Office. “My deepest appreciation to our amazing first lady with me in the Oval today, for our entire family, you’re the love of my life and the lives of my love,” he said. “My eternal thanks to you, the American people.”

"Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America that literally threatens our democracy, our basic rights, our freedoms," the president said.

President Biden is leaving office after a single term that many Americans regard as unsuccessful. But it could be viewed more favorably over time.

President Joe Biden's executive opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment comes in the final days of his presidency. Some local advocates wish he and Democrats had acted sooner.