The 82-year-old former president was diagnosed Friday, his office said.
President Joe Biden
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Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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Former informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving Bidens
Alexander Smirnov’s claims played a major part in the Republican effort in Congress to investigate President Biden and his family.
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Biden tells audience, ‘America, I gave my best to you,’ at Democratic National Convention
Democrats are looking to the weeklong event to slingshot Vice President Kamala Harris toward a faceoff with Republican Donald Trump.
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Maine voter registrations spiked after Biden exited presidential race
Registrations jumped following Biden’s announcement on July 21 and the month ended with 3,793 registrations, the most of any month in the past year with the exception of November 2023.
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Biden announces $150 million for research as part of ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
In 2022, he set a goal to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years.
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Young voters in Maine weigh in on Biden dropping out of race
The president’s decision, and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, have cast the election in a new light for voters who had felt disconnected from Biden’s campaign because of his age.
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Bernie Sanders to rally in Portland Saturday for ‘aggressive progressive agenda’
Vermont’s independent senator had supported President Biden’s reelection bid and has yet to endorse a new Democratic candidate, even as the party has flocked to Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas
The president, who has ‘mild symptoms,’ was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and has taken his first dose, his doctor reported.
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Fact-checking Day 2 of the Republican National Convention
From crime to unemployment to border security, Republicans repeat some misleading and false claims that FactCheck has seen before.