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Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation and hormone therapy as part of a treatment plan for an aggressive form of prostate cancer, a spokesperson said on Friday. A person close to Biden said the 82-year-old former president “is doing well and responding to treatment.” Another person familiar with the …

Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her sharpest critique yet of former President Joe Biden in her upcoming memoir, calling his decision to run for reelection in 2024 “recklessness” and accusing his inner circle of repeatedly undermining her during their years in the White House. In the book, 107 Days, …

Former President Joe Biden has chosen his longtime home state of Delaware as the site of his presidential library, his foundation confirmed Saturday. The project will be guided by a 13-member governance board made up of former aides, political allies and close friends. The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation approved …

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, his office confirmed Sunday. The 82-year-old is currently reviewing treatment options with his medical team. Doctors discovered a prostate nodule and urinary symptoms during an examination last week. After further testing, Biden was …

In a rare public appearance, former President Joe Biden issued a stark warning Tuesday that President Donald Trump is dismantling Social Security, accusing his successor of inflicting “breathtaking” damage in under 100 days. “They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration,” Biden said at a Social Security advocacy conference …

President Joe Biden made his reelection campaign official Tuesday morning as he evoked the threat to foundational and hard-won rights and freedoms posed by the increasingly fascist Republican Party. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms,” …

An updated federal lawsuit alleges that police officials in San Marcos, Texas, refused to provide an escort for a Joe Biden campaign bus when supporters of then-President Donald Trump surrounded it on an interstate in October 2020. The Texas Tribune reports that the suit alleges that law enforcement officers in …

President Joe Biden is raising federal firefighter pay to $15 an hour and giving retention incentives. The raise comes as western states battle with deadly heatwaves and wildfires. “Because of climate change, woodland firefighting is no longer a seasonal endeavor,” a White House fact sheet said. The President met virtually …

President Joe Biden promoted the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. “After months of careful negotiation of listening, compromising together and in good faith, moving together with ups and downs and some blips, a bipartisan group of senators got together and they forged an agreement …

President Biden announced on Thursday that the White House and a group of bipartisan senators had reached a deal on a $1 trillion infrastructure plan. “We have a deal,” the President said. “We made serious compromises on both ends.” “We have to move and we have to move fast, and …

The Senate confirmed Kiran Ahuja as director of the Office of Personnel Management. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote for Ahuja. “Kiran Ahuja is qualified, experienced, and dedicated public servant who we are looking forward to leading the Office of Personnel Management in its work protecting the safety …

Business leaders are meeting with Congress this week for ‘Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action.’ The large and small business leaders are pushing for a national paid family and medical leave policy. “Business leaders will share with key legislative leaders the positive benefits of paid leave, from supporting diversity and …

The White House announced plans on Monday for the remaining  55 million doses out of the 80 million COVID-19 vaccines they pledged to have allocated by the end of June. President Joe Biden pledged to distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of the month, but the White …

House Democrats are preparing to vote to eliminate three Trump-era rules. The lawmakers will use the Congressional Review Act to take aim at rules governing methane regulations, lending practices, and employment discrimination cases. The first Trump-era rule Democrats are looking to eliminate got rid of methane emissions standards for the oil …

President Joe Biden announced on Friday that the United States had distributed 300 million shots of the COVID-19 vaccine in 150 days. “Today, we will have reached the mark of 300 million shots in arms in just 150 days,” the President said. “It’s an important milestone that just didn’t happen …