Overview

• In his first public address since announcing Stage 4 prostate cancer, Biden said he has no regrets about remaining in the 2024 race before withdrawing after a poor debate performance.
• He dismissed doubts about his cognitive and physical fitness, joking that he could “beat the hell out of” authors of the book Original Sin who detailed his alleged decline.
• The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has opened a probe into allegations from Original Sin that the White House concealed his health deterioration.
• Biden’s office confirmed he is undergoing hormone-sensitive treatment with oral medication and that doctors are optimistic about managing his aggressive Gleason 9 cancer.
• Some Democrats have questioned whether he should have run again, while GOP lawmakers are pushing for a deeper congressional inquiry into his medical transparency.