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The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declared that President Joe Biden’s autopen-signed pardons and commutations are “void”, alleging that the former president’s cognitive decline was so severe he may not have personally authorized them. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the panel urged the Justice Department to …

Former President Joe Biden on Sunday urged Americans not to give in to despair, calling this period under President Donald Trump “dark days” for the nation and warning of growing threats to free speech and the balance of power in government. “Since its founding, America served as a beacon for …

Former President Joe Biden has completed a several-week course of radiation therapy to treat an aggressive form of prostate cancer, marking a significant step in his recovery though not the end of his treatment, his spokeswoman confirmed Monday. Biden, who turns 83 next month, finished the therapy at Penn Medicine …

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 …