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.

Government by executive order was not the way things were supposed to work. The framers’ idea was that Congress makes the laws and the executive branch, with the president at its head, enforces them.

Biden said Republican-led states "really screwed up in terms of the way they handled their economy" in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his last day as president, Joe Biden pardoned five members of his extended family, including his two brothers, James Biden and Francis Biden, and his sister Valerie Biden Owens. He also issued pardons to former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci, who helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three days before leaving office, President Joe Biden announced that the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution should be considered in effect.

In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the police officers who testified before that committee.

WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden notified Congress of his plans to remove Cuba from the United States' list of state sponsors of terror, in a goodwill gesture the outgoing administration says is meant to help facilitate the release of political prisoners.

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

President Joe Biden is leaving office Monday as the most pro-LGBTQ+ president in history, surpassing even former President Barack Obama, the man he served as vice president. American society in general has progressed in its acceptance of LGBTQ+ people,

President Joe Biden’s declaration the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts

The president’s announcement on Friday was one of many sweeping executive moves he’s making in his final days in office.

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