Defense secretary leaves hospital after surgery complications
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate…
Column: Biden wants his team to look competent. Austin made it look chaotic
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s belated disclosure that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was hospitalized twice without informing President Biden touched off a controversy that isn’t…
Why Trump’s Pentagon chief is embroiled in Boeing’s safety fiasco
Shanahan was installed at Spirit Aero with the explicit mission of fixing its quality problems after its previous chief executive resigned, The Wall Street Journal…
China skeptic wins Taiwan presidency in snub to Beijing – POLITICO
TAIPEI — William Lai, a China skeptic with a track record supporting independence, won the Taiwanese presidential election on Saturday in a result that risks…
Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square up – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Western warplanes and guided missiles roared through the skies over Yemen in the early…
‘Reckless and irresponsible’: Pentagon officials reel from news Austin kept cancer diagnosis quiet
And some are incensed that Austin withheld his cancer diagnosis from President Joe Biden until Tuesday, weeks after Austin learned of his condition in an…
Austin has prostate cancer and had urinary tract infection
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and to treat a urinary tract infection…
The White House will review Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s lack of disclosure on his hospital stay
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III did not…
Pentagon adds new details about Austin’s hospital stay
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went…
Top White House and Pentagon officials were not informed for days about Austin’s hospitalization
Chuck Hagel, the former senator who served as defense secretary during the Obama administration, said the Pentagon absolutely had to let the NSC know about…
Pentagon: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year’s Day
1 of 4 | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year’s Day following surgery, although the Department of Defense only confirmed the news…