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Harris to be first woman to hold U.S. presidential reins as Biden undergoes colonoscopy

By Jeff Mason, Reuters Posted on
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President Joe Biden will transfer power briefly to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday while he is under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, making her the first woman to hold presidential power in U.S. history.

Biden is undergoing his annual physical at the Walter Reed military hospital outside of Washington. Harris is the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States; no woman has ever been president in the country’s nearly 250-year history.

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Harris to be first woman to hold U.S. presidential reins as Biden undergoes colonoscopy

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