WASHINGTON—The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday requested interviews with former President Joe Biden’s physician and several top aides as it reopened a probe into what was known about Biden’s health and age-related decline while in office.

Former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis has renewed congressional scrutiny of his presidency as Republicans allege a cover-up of both his mental and physical health. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of a Senate investigative subcommittee,

Sen. Cornyn released a letter to U.S. AG Pam Bondi urging a DOJ investigation into potential misrepresentations of former President Biden’s health during his stay in office.

Sen. Ron Johnson is launching an investigation into former President Biden's health, he told Axios. Why it matters: The news of Biden's cancer diagnosis as well as new revelations about the White House's efforts to hide the former president's deteriorating health has reignited attacks from the GOP about Biden's fitness to carry out the duties of commander in chief.

Decisions to conceal or downplay the former president's health decline have created a trustworthiness problem for Democrats that may take years to overcome.

President Joe Biden's "aggressive" prostate cancer has led to renewed interest in his health during his presidency

The cover-up of President Biden’s obvious mental decline is a historic scandal,' one Republican congressman says.

"...Instead of providing full transparency, which is the obligation of the Commander in Chief, important information was kept secret,” wrote Sen. Cornyn.