It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to U.S. troops for their service throughout his administration.

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.

Conaway explained that behind every flawless ceremony lies months, or even years, of preparation. For Carter's funeral, that preparation combined on-site rehearsals at some of the capital's iconic landmarks — including the Rotunda and National Cathedral — with routine, non-site-specific training.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.

The president’s statement, coming days before he is replaced by Republican Donald Trump, will probably not have any impact.

President Joe Biden gave his final interview on Thursday, where he discussed foreign policy, the economy and democracy.

Finally, there’s some accountability in the swamp. The Washington, D.C., blob loves to protect its own. It’s a slimy hierarchy based not on merit but fealty to the system and promotes its loyal servants to higher and higher ranks,

Gen. Mark Milley, the now-retired former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented on the pardon he received in Biden's final hours in office.

Joe Biden came into office promising to be the next FDR. Instead, his presidency of empty gestures and moral failures has given us something far more dangerous: a reinvigorated Donald Trump armed with a popular mandate and a drive for retribution.

"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. As of Friday, officials said they had not yet heard who will become the acting defense secretary.