Author: Susan Page, USA TODAY

Big problems persist, from inflation to Russia, but the change in the conversation is a reminder of how quickly things can shift for presidents.

Sagging ratings, fractured Democrats, record inflation and a virus that won’t go away: What’s a president to do when things are going wrong?

Nearly everyone is glad 2021 is over, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll. “Awful” and “chaos” were among the words used to describe it.

Joe Biden’s backers used to compare him to FDR. Now some fear the apt comparison will be to Jimmy Carter.

An unlikely suggestion topped the list, which showed concern about the economy rising as COVID fears ebb.

Instead of savoring credit for ending America’s longest war, Biden faces withering criticism for the inept U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

When Alexander Vindman was preparing to testify at the first impeachment hearing, he faced intense pushback from a Trump supporter: his father.

Losing presidential candidates typically fade away. Not Trump, the force behind Cheney’s fall and Stefanik’s rise, launching a new face of the GOP.

Where’s the chatty, centrist “Uncle Joe” we knew? As president, he’s talked less and proposed bolder policies, from climate to the economy.