For a president, being forgotten may be the harshest judgment of all—and Joe Biden increasingly appears to be facing that possibility.

Barack Obama’s $850 million presidential center opened in Chicago in June to enormous public attention. Donald Trump’s planned $1 billion presidential library, an imposing gold-clad project expected to rise in the Miami area, is also set to command the spotlight.

Biden, by contrast, may struggle to secure funding for a major presidential library building at all.

“No real library will ever be built,” one prominent Democratic donor told the Daily Mail. “Sadly, for him, that ship has sailed.”

The former president has reportedly faced resistance from donors and criticism from Democrats who blame his inner circle for political missteps and what they view as a failure to protect his legacy.

Records from the Biden administration remain in the custody of the National Archives, where they are being managed from room 1501 on the first floor of a government facility in Maryland. Their eventual home remains uncertain.

The latest tax filing from the Joe and Jill Biden Presidential Library Foundation shows that it held $4 million in funding during the 2024 financial year. The money reportedly consisted entirely of funds remaining from the unsuccessful 2024 campaign.

The foundation reported spending only $21,348 on equipment, according to the filing. A separate tax document indicated that it was targeting $11.3 million in fundraising—a relatively small sum beside the ambitions associated with the Obama and Trump projects. The foundation’s 2025 return was due May 15, 2026, but had not been submitted. Tax-exempt organizations can obtain an automatic six-month extension.

“I can’t speak for other donors, only myself, but I will not be contributing to it,” major Democratic donor John Morgan told the Daily Mail in a statement.

“While I still have deep respect for the man I once knew, his legacy was tarnished by the decisions of those closest to him.”

Many critics share that view, arguing that Biden’s advisers encouraged him to pursue reelection in 2024 despite longstanding concerns about his age and ability to campaign effectively.

Those concerns intensified after the first presidential debate against Donald Trump, when Biden’s widely criticized performance triggered a political crisis within the Democratic Party.

Early plans for Biden’s presidential library reportedly envisioned raising several hundred million dollars to build an “immersive museum” focused on his life and administration.

In September last year, Biden announced that the library would be located in his home state of Delaware. However, no specific site has been publicly confirmed.

Documents obtained by Spotlight Delaware from the Wilmington mayor’s office through freedom-of-information laws show that city officials have been communicating with Biden representatives. The mayor’s office declined to provide the records to the Daily Mail, saying the request did not come from a Delaware resident.

The documents indicate that, in March last year, a Biden official contacted the mayor’s office and said the team was “working to get the lay of the land regarding potential sites in Wilmington.” The representatives also sought information about the city’s economic-development plans.

The Biden team was particularly interested in an area called Riverfront East along the Christina River and asked for a ‘deep dive’ into it.

Two weeks later there was a meeting in Wilmington between city and Biden officials.

A 38-page presentation produced by the city showed how Riverfront East had been transformed by the state-funded Riverfront Development Corporation using financial incentives to stimulate private investment.

It said zoning laws would allow for a maximum six-story building.

The plan also said there was ‘an availability of construction funding,’ with $48 million of $60 million allocated to the area by the state of Delaware spent so far.

The Mayor of Wilmington’s office did not respond to a request from the Daily Mail on whether that meant state taxpayer money could be used toward any library project.

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The Presidential Libraries Act of 1955 bans federal funds, but not state ones, being used to build presidential libraries.

Also detailed in the presentation was an area in downtown Wilmington near the former headquarters of MBNA, the financial services company

Biden was once dubbed the ‘Senator for MBNA’ because it was his biggest donor during his time in the Senate, and also hired his son Hunter when he was in his 20s.

A separate cost-effective option for the eventual home of Biden’s presidential documents is his alma mater, the University of Delaware.

It already has his records from his time in the Senate and as Vice President, and in 2018 opened the Joseph R Biden, Jr School of Public Policy and Administration, raising the possibility of housing the presidential documents in an existing building.

In February, Biden joined members of the 13-strong board he has appointed to oversee the library project for a private dinner at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

The only record of the event appeared to be a brief Instagram post by his daughter Ashley.

‘I am grateful to all who acknowledge, celebrate, and honor Dads lifetime of public service,’ she wrote.

The office of the Joseph R Biden Jr. Presidential Library at the National Archives Records Administration in Maryland said it does not handle funding or construction issues.

‘To date, President Biden has not indicated his intentions with regard to a Presidential Library,’ a representative told the Daily Mail.

The Office of Joe and Jill Biden did not respond to a request for comment on how much has been raised, or whether a site has been chosen. 

Biden himself has been focused on his book Promise Me, America, which is due out after the midterms on November 17.

Donors remain irate at him for his decision to attempt to run for a second term in his 80s, which ultimately led to Kamala Harris taking over and being defeated by Donald Trump.

Amid lingering frustration, insiders say money that could have gone to Biden’s library project is being directed instead to Democratic campaigns in the midterms.

One official who worked with Biden in the White House previously told the Daily Mail he was ‘selfish,’ had found the presidency ‘intoxicating,’ and surrounded himself with advisers who were not ‘willing to speak truth to power.’

‘They did the country a disservice, but ultimately, the buck stops with him, and he bears the responsibility for what was a very reckless decision,’ they said.

The Presidential Library system began in 1939 when President Franklin D Roosevelt gave his records to the government and donors raised money for a library.

Since then, all presidents have taken similar measures to preserve their legacy, with some magnificent buildings created in the process.

The privately funded cost for the buildings has soared exponentially, even before Obama and Trump.

In 1997, the George HW Bush library cost $43 million. Bill Clinton’s was $165 million, and George W Bush’s $500 million.

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has previously welcomed Biden’s decision to base his library there.

Meyer said: ‘To Delaware, he will always be our favorite. The new presidential library here in Delaware will give future generations the chance to see his story of resilience, family and never forgetting your roots.’

Karoline Leavitt has defended her decision to leave her position as White House press secretary ahead of the midterm elections, while rejecting online speculation about the real reason for her departure.

The 29-year-old addressed the issue on Instagram, using her personable influencer style as she invited questions from her 3.1 million followers.

One of the first questions focused on her future career after she officially stepped down in August as President Donald Trump’s spokesperson.

Leavitt said she would be joining Fox News as a television contributor, adding that she planned to continue appearing across the network’s various programs.

She also revealed that she has several other projects underway, but said her main priority is spending time at home. The mother-of-two made the comment alongside a photo of herself cuddling her five-month-old daughter, Viviana.

One follower questioned that explanation, asking why she had left the press secretary role if she still intended to work.

Leavitt responded by contrasting the demands of her former job with her new routine. She said the White House position required more than 60 hours in the office each week, frequent international travel and round-the-clock availability.

“Now I am home with my kids every day and am doing some TV hits,” she wrote. “These things are not the same, ma’am.” Leavitt is also mother to two-year-old Niko, whom she shares with her 61-year-old husband, Nicholas Riccio.

Another follower asked about a social media claim that Trump had failed to warn Leavitt about a supposed threat to Air Force One while she was aboard the presidential aircraft—and whether the alleged incident prompted her resignation.

Leavitt urged people not to accept every claim circulating online, telling them to consult credible news reports instead.

She firmly denied being on the aircraft or even taking part in the trip, saying she had been at home with her children.

Leavitt added that, even if she had been on board, the incident would not have led her to leave the job.

She pointed out that anyone who travels on Air Force One understands the risks associated with accompanying the President.

Leavitt said she had previously traveled with Trump to the Middle East and had addressed wartime issues from the White House briefing room—responsibilities that also carry significant security risks. “Threats come with the job,” she said.

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Calling the claim an unfounded online rumor, she insisted there was “zero truth” to the story.

Leavitt’s departure from the White House briefing podium came before the November midterm elections.

Last week, a fresh Daily Mail/YouGov poll revealed that nearly half of likely voters believe Trump is dragging down his own party.

Forty-nine percent said Trump is hurting Republican candidates, more than double the 20 percent who think he is helping.

The warning is starkest among independents, with 54 percent saying the president is damaging GOP chances.

This was compounded by price hikes across the US economy worsening in September, deepening the threat to Trump and the Congressional Republicans. 

It comes as Leavitt’s replacement Katie Zacharia, 41, gave a lackluster performance during her first on-camera press briefing on Tuesday.

Zacharia stumbled over her prepared remarks and stuttered through her own sentences during the address.

At one point she called the president her husband and also blindsided the room by telling the Daily Mail that Trump had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece.

The opening segment of the press briefing is typically followed by a long question-and-answer session, often extending for nearly an hour. 

However, Zacharia took just three questions before walking out after 14 minutes.

The new appointee, who is married to Hollywood producer Tyler Zacharia, infamously lasted just six weeks as a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman earlier this year before abruptly walking out of the job in March.

The mom-of-four has since been working as a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social. 

Teddi Mellencamp surprised fans by revealing that she recently underwent a cosmetic procedure while continuing her battle with stage four cancer.

The 45-year-old television personality, who was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, opened up about the decision in her Instagram Stories on Monday. Mellencamp shared that she had undergone a blepharoplasty, commonly known as an eyelid lift.

She emphasized that her oncology team had approved the procedure before she moved forward with the surgery.

Mellencamp explained that her phone had been ‘blowing up’ after her surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder shared behind-the-scenes footage of the procedure to her own Instagram page this week. 

“One thing I can tell you so I don’t have to keep answering it is that, of course, my cancer doctors were fine with it. That’s why I agreed to do it,” Mellencamp explained.

The mother of three added, “I was awake. I get my stitches out Thursday, and I have immunotherapy Wednesday.”

Dr. Sunder shared a video montage showing Mellencamp arriving for her appointment and having the skin around her eyelids examined.

The clip then moved to footage taken after the procedure, when stitches had been placed.

“Although this was a procedure she had wanted for some time, we waited until she received medical clearance from her oncologists,” Sunder wrote in the caption.

Sunder explained that Mellencamp eventually received the “all-clear,” allowing the procedure to be performed under local anesthesia. She praised the reality star for handling the experience “like a true champ,” just as she has approached other challenges in her life.

Supportive fans quickly filled the comments, with one person writing, “Her eyes instantly look even brighter.”

Another commenter called the result “so good,” while Mellencamp’s podcast co-host, Tamra Judge, responded with red heart emojis.

Mellencamp, the daughter of singer John Mellencamp, also posted an update from inside her car. “Under Bleph day with the best doctor out there,” she wrote.

She added, “And yes, I got the OK from my cancer doctors,” while gesturing toward her eyes.

In a later image, Mellencamp appeared in the car again, this time with stitches above both eyes.

She also praised Sunder, thanking the doctor for being “the best.”

The media personality included an image of her eyelids being checked as she penned, ‘I hear all of you saying I don’t need this… But I want it!’ 

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And while relaxing in the car following the surgery, Mellencamp showed off a pink ice mask that she donned for the ride home. 

Daily Mail has reached out to reps of Mellencamp for comment.

Back in 2022, the star previously underwent a neck lift and partial lower face lift surgery, which had also been done by Sunder. 

On Wednesday, Mellencamp took to her Instagram stories again to take followers along as she got immunotherapy and had scans done. 

While waiting for a nurse to pick her up, the star said in a selfie video that she was ‘nervous’ due to not having scans done in four months.

‘So, I’m getting my MRI and my CT scans – or cat scans – I’ll never remember the names, no matter how hard I try.’

She added, ‘But yeah, that’s today. Key to being comfy in treatment: Cozy clothes and a sweater that can pull up over arm so they can easily find your vein. 

‘Well, some people can easily find vein,’ Mellencamp expressed with a laugh. 

She also shared a video as she awaited the results of her scans before undergoing more immunotherapy treatment. 

‘Awaiting results time,’ the star wrote. ‘Then immunotherapy. This is when I am the most anxious.’ 

The next slide was a positive update given by Mellencamp. 

While still in the hospital, she penned, ‘All the cancer scans came back good. Immunotherapy time and ice time for blephy [t]oo.’

Back in 2022, she was diagnosed with stage two melanoma and revealed last year that the cancer had reached stage four and metastasized to her lungs and brain. 

But after being given a 50/50 chance of survival, Mellencamp revealed in October 2025 that her cancer is now ‘undetectable.’

A few months earlier in August, the star shared that she had nine months of immunotherapy treatments left. 

She also called immunotherapy ‘the worst’ and was feeling ‘sick’ at the time as she asked fans to recommend comedies she can watch while recovering.  

Hilary Swank has announced that she is expecting her third child at the age of 52.

The Oscar-winning actress shared the news on Instagram Wednesday through a playful video captioned, “A lot of people have been asking what project I’m doing next, this one releases in December.”

Swank delivered the surprise using a TikTok dance trend in which neon glow sticks are attached to dark clothing to form a luminous stick figure.

Her husband, Philip Schneider, 53, and their two children joined in on the fun. The pregnancy reveal came when a small glow-stick figure appeared over Swank’s stomach.

In April 2023, Swank revealed that she had welcomed twins: a son named Ohm and a daughter named Aya.

The Million Dollar Baby star announced the birth on Easter Sunday, sharing a heartwarming photograph of herself holding the newborns as she gazed toward a sunset.

“It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it. Happy Easter! Posting from pure Heaven,” the new mother wrote alongside the touching image.

Swank, who first shared her pregnancy news in October 2022, appeared comfortable in a plush white bathrobe as she cradled the babies in her arms.

The twins are the first children for the Alaska Daily star and producer and her second husband, a “social venture entrepreneur.”

Following the announcement, Swank received an enthusiastic wave of congratulations from her more than 1 million Instagram followers.

Sharon Stone commented, “God bless honey. This is the most extraordinary journey ever ❣️ So happy for you all.”

“Congrats!!!!” wrote Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Sophia Bush also celebrated the news, writing, “They’re HERE,” alongside several white heart emojis.

In February of that year, Swank offered fans a rare glimpse into her family life by posting a photograph from the ski slopes with her son, Ohm.

In March 2023, the two-time Oscar winner shared an ultrasound image of her “Million Dollar Baby,” captioning it: “Baby A flexing for the camera at their ultrasound. #TheRealMillionDollarBaby #Prizefighter.”

Hilary won the best actress Academy Award in 2005 for her performance as determined Ozarks waitress-turned-fighter Maggie Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood’s critically-acclaimed boxing drama, which amassed $216.8M at the box office.

Hilary and Philip Schneider wed in 2018 and reportedly met on a blind date in November 2016 – five months after she ended her three-month engagement to former tennis pro, Ruben Torres. 

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In October 2022, the star told Extra why she waited so long to have kids.

‘I was having a career and not having the right relationship until … four years ago, and all the elements needed to come together and be right.’

She continued, ‘It’s just something I thought about even as a young girl. It’s something that was on my mind, so it’s nice to be here and just be pregnant.’

The first time mom shared the exciting news on Good Morning America, also in October.

She said: ‘I’m gonna be a mom! And not just of one, but of two. It’s so nice to be able to talk about it and share it.’

The Boys Don’t Cry actress also announced impending motherhood on Instagram.

Captioning video of her flaunting a burgeoning baby bump, Swank wrote: ‘Coming soon…DOUBLE feature!’

It seems the twins have made their arrival early, as that same month Hilary also appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and revealed that their due date falls on the same day as her late father’s birthday.

‘They’re due on his birthday,’ she told host Drew Barrymore on the talk show.

Stephen Michael Swank, who died in October of 2021, was born on April 16.

Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2020, Hilary discussed her innate maternal instincts when it came to her loved ones and animals: ‘I feel that I’m very maternal in the people that I care for and all the sentient being I have around me – my dogs, my horses or just the human beings.’

She went on to add: ‘Any type of mothering, any type of nurturing, is being a mother.’ 

The Hollywood mainstay grew up in Washington State until her parents’ divorce led to a major move at the age of fifteen. 

In order to pursue her dreams of acting, Swank and her mother relocated to California where they initially lived in their car until enough money was saved to afford an apartment.

She worked her way up in the industry, nabbing small roles in television and low-budget films before securing her first lead role in 1994’s The Next Karate Kid. 

Six years later, Hilary would see her career skyrocket onto the A-list with her Oscar-winning performance in Boys Don’t Cry.