President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to cement a legacy that has been overshadowed by Democrats' failure to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

President Biden will deliver his last Oval Office address as he prepares to hand over power to President-elect Donald Trump and exit politics after a decadeslong career.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that American flags at the Capitol will fly at full-mast on Inauguration Day — despite a presidential order that they be kept at half-staff to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter.

Michelle Obama, a vocal critic of president-elect Donald Trump, confirmed she will not be attending his second inauguration. She has been open about how emotional and difficult Trump’s last inauguration was for her.

The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.