Biden drops out of the presidential race
Biden, 81 said he will remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief until his term ends in January 2025 and will address the nation this week.


























































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Vice President Joe Biden salutes toward former President George W. Bush.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after being sworn in during his inauguration and the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.USA TODAY NETWORK
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden waves to the crowd of supporters in Columbia after his victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden waves before departing Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky., on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, after a town hall and to tour an electrical training center.USA TODAY NETWORK
Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks during the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden shakes the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris after the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden speaks at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, N.Y. May 10, 2023. Biden urged the U.S. Congress to agree to raise the debt limit to avoid the nation defaulting on its debts.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden speaks at Fort Liberty on Friday, June 9, 2023. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to support military-connected families during his visit.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden departs the South Lawn after he pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty during a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. The 2023 National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty, and its alternate Bell, were raised in Willmar, Minnesota.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden arriving on the South Lawn to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty during a ceremony at the White House on November 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. The 2023 National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty, and its alternate Bell, were raised in Willmar, Minnesota.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden arriving on the South Lawn to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty during a ceremony at the White House on November 20, in Washington, DC. The 2023 National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty, and its alternate Bell, were raised in Willmar, Minnesota.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden appear in the first Presidential debate in the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion at the Cleveland Clinic, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden leaves the stage after delivering remarks as he makes an appearance at the Hankin Academic Arts Building at SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, May 10.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden smiles before delivering the State of the Union address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington March 7. Left is Vice President Kalama Harris, right is Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La).USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 7.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden arrives before delivering the State of the Union address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 7.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 7.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington March 7. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds in the background.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden arrives to pardon a pair of turkeys, Liberty and Bell, in a decades-old White House Thanksgiving tradition on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The birds were raised in Minnesota.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris applaud during the White House Easter egg roll.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at the welcoming of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida at the White House. Prime Minister Fumio Kishid is set to address Congress in Washington, D.C., on April 10.USA TODAY NETWORK
Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida was the campaign stop the 46th American President and 2024 Presidential candidate Joe Biden Tuesday afternoon, April 23.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden departs Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City April 25. Biden was in the New York City area to attend a private fundraising event at the home of actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Irvington.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, left, during the debate at CNN's studios in Atlanta. CNN Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are moderators of the debate.USA TODAY NETWORK
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop at Sherman Middle School in Madison on Friday, July 5.USA TODAY NETWORK
Voters cheer as Joe Biden concludes his campaign stop at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wis., on July 5.