Biden to Award Medal of Freedom to Simon Biles, John McCain, Steve Jobs, and Others

Biden to Award Medal of Freedom to Simon Biles, John McCain, Steve Jobs, and Others
Simone Biles of the United States poses wearing her bronze medal from balance beam competition during artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2021. Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.

Biden’s honors list includes both living and deceased honorees. He will present the medals at the White House next week.