Veteran staffers who worked with President Joe Biden expressed shock on Monday after learning that he has stage 4 prostate cancer, telling The Post they believe the disease could have been identified much earlier—if not for fears about how it might affect public perception.
“I do believe that they felt like something was going on, and were worried about it and kind of hedged around it for a little bit,” said a White House insider who had close contact with Biden, 82.

After President Donald Trump’s office released news on Sunday that Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a serious, fast-moving prostate cancer that has already spread to his bones, Donald Trump Jr. initially responded with a note of sympathy. But that tone didn’t last long.
Within hours, Trump Jr. shifted sharply, turning to X to post, “What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???” This came just after he had publicly encouraged people to put politics aside and wish Biden a swift recovery.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that a new technical failure has been recorded, marking the fourth such issue to impact the operations center responsible for managing flights going to and from Newark Liberty International Airport.
According to the FAA, the air traffic control tower based in Philadelphia experienced a disruption in its radio communications at approximately 11:35 a.m., losing frequencies for a short window of about two seconds.
Officials assured the public that, even with the temporary glitch, all planes operating in the Newark area “remained safely separated.”
Authorities have launched an inquiry into the cause of the incident, and the outage is currently under investigation.
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President Donald Trump continues to express full confidence in the medical staff assigned to the White House, even as speculation swirls around whether those same physicians might have failed to detect prostate cancer in Joe Biden during his time in office.
During a media briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed that President Trump is in strong health and maintains full faith in his medical care. Her remarks come amid growing questions following Biden’s announcement over the weekend that he has been diagnosed with advanced, stage 4 prostate cancer—a disease that typically progresses over many years before detection.

President Donald Trump revealed Monday that both Ukraine and Russia are set to enter talks to pursue a ceasefire, hinting that the Vatican might serve as a neutral ground for the discussions.
He posted on Truth Social shortly after spending two hours on a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that the call had been productive. “Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War,” Trump wrote.
He clarified that the specifics of any agreement would have to be worked out solely by the two countries involved. “The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of,” he added.

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Tzeela Gez, a devoted mother of three and pregnant with her fourth, was on her way to bring new life into the world when evil cut her journey short. The world lost a gifted therapist, a pillar of her community, and most of all, a mother whose love knew no bounds.
She never made it to the hospital.
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An American official has pushed back against a report from the Washington Post, which cited an unnamed source claiming that the Trump administration had warned Israel it would lose U.S. backing if the fighting in Gaza continued.
While acknowledging that there may be areas of disagreement between the two allies, the official dismissed the core of the report outright. “The idea that we would abandon Israel is preposterous,” the official stated.
According to the Washington Post, the source described as being “familiar with the discussions” alleged that Trump’s advisers had delivered a stark message to Israeli officials, warning that the U.S. would “abandon” them unless the conflict came to a halt.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed satisfaction with the progress being made in discussions between the United States and Iran regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions during a phone call with President Donald Trump, according to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov. Putin also indicated that Russia would be willing to contribute to the efforts, Ushakov noted.
During the same call, Putin praised Trump’s recent visit to the Middle East, highlighting what he viewed as positive outcomes from the trip.
The conversation between the two leaders lasted for approximately two hours, with much of the discussion centered on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

At the 17th Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress held in Yerushalayim, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee gave a forceful speech highlighting what he sees as the root of Israel’s security challenges. Though Israel faces attacks from numerous directions, Huckabee argued these threats are not independent, but rather trace back to a single instigator.
“I hear people say often that Israel faces a seven-front war. I beg to differ,” Huckabee said. “While there may be seven different servers coming out of the kitchen, all bringing a different plate, some of it named Hamas, some Hezbollah, and some the Houthis, just remember one thing: all of the plates came from the very same kitchen in Tehran.”

Leaders from the United Kingdom, France, and Canada issued a forceful joint statement on Sunday criticizing Israel’s continued military campaign in Gaza, as the IDF intensified its efforts to target Hamas and rescue hostages taken on October 7.
“We strongly oppose the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable,” the statement read. The trio of leaders dismissed Israel’s decision to permit minimal food shipments into Gaza as “wholly inadequate,” urging an immediate end to military activity and an open humanitarian corridor.