In the final hours of President Biden’s term, an anonymous prediction market trader placed lucrative bets on who would be pardoned even as the odds were nearly zero.
Joe Biden
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Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump
The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.
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Former White House doctor declines to testify in GOP probe of Biden’s mental acuity
Kevin O’Connor cited doctor-patient confidentiality and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in deciding not to answer questions from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.
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Trump orders a probe into the Biden administration and its alleged autopen use
Trump alleges the Biden administration used a machine to sign key documents, as many presidents do. Biden says he made policy decisions himself: “Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”
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‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams says he’s dying of ‘the same cancer that Joe Biden has’
Adams said he expects “to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer.” The controversial cartoonist, a vocal supporter of President Trump, expressed compassion for former President Biden.
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5 new books this week spotlight Joe Biden, the WNBA, rivers, migrants and autofiction
New books out this week look at everything from pressing political concerns — Original Sin — to perspective-altering riddles about life itself, like in Is A River Alive? and The Book of Records.
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Trump suggests without evidence that Biden delayed sharing his cancer diagnosis
President Trump was gracious on Sunday when former President Joe Biden announced his cancer diagnosis. But on Monday, Trump quickly pivoted to allege, without evidence, that there had been a cover-up.
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How treatable is prostate cancer? A doctor reacts to Biden’s diagnosis
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the U.S., and often treatable. One urologist says Biden has good options ahead — largely thanks to recent advances in research.
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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for April 18, 2025
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