Senate GOP Probes Biden’s Health, No Evidence Found

Senate Republicans held the first of several planned hearings to investigate alleged efforts to conceal former President Joe Biden's cognitive decline, focusing in part on his use of autopen for official documents as a sign of absentee governance. GOP senators questioned who was making executive decisions during Biden's term and accused Democrats and the media of hiding his mental state. Nearly all Senate Democrats boycotted the hearing, with only Senators Dick Durbin and Peter Welch briefly attending to criticize the proceedings as political theater. No direct evidence of wrongdoing was presented, and Biden's team denied any cover-up or misuse of the autopen. The hearing intensified partisan debate over presidential health disclosures. The hearings follow Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election after a widely criticized debate performance.