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Biden in January 2025 Polls showing growing concern about Biden's age [1]. Joe Biden was 78 years and 2 months old when he took office, then the oldest president ever at inauguration (this record was subsequently broken by Donald Trump in 2025), and was the first president of the United States to turn 80 while in office.
Following his first election in 1972, Biden was reelected to six more Senate terms, in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008, usually getting about 60% of the vote. [1] He did not face strong opposition; Pete du Pont, then governor, chose not to run against him in 1984. [2]
Jon Ossoff is the youngest sitting senator at 38, [3] replacing Josh Hawley, who at 41 was the youngest senator of the 116th Congress. [4] Ossoff is the youngest person elected to the U.S. Senate since Don Nickles in 1980. [5] [6] The average age of senators is higher now than in the past. [7]
February 28, 2024: Senator Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as Republican Senate Leader at the end of the 118th Congress, in January 2025. [ 36 ] March 7, 2024: President Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union Address .
Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president November 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before ...
Senate Democrats face significant challenges in regaining control of the chamber, as Republican gains in the 2024 elections have given the party a 53-47 majority, making it difficult for Democrats ...
January 3, 2025 Party leader since January 3, 2025: Senate Majority Whip: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Tom Cotton: AR: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito: WV: January 3, 2025: Vice Chair of the Senate Republican ...
The same year Biden won his U.S. Senate seat in 1972, his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden, and their three children, Beau, Hunter and Naomi 'Amy' Biden, were involved in a car accident. Neilia and ...