Harris Briefly Assumes Presidential Powers
President Joe Biden briefly transfered power to Vice President Kamala Harris Friday while he was under anesthesia for a colonoscopy, marking the first time a woman officially served as acting commander in chief. Harris was given the title “acting president” for an hour and 25 minutes under Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified in 1967. The clause has only been formally invoked twice before, when then-President George W. Bush had colonoscopies. But another woman […]
