Israel and the United States have a “moral imperative” and a “shared strategic interest” in protecting Palestinian civilians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on March 26. Mr. Austin made the comments during a meeting at the Pentagon with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, where they explored a […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other participants of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group speak at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 19 to reporters following their daylong meeting at Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Germany.
The decision to transfer Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s authorities to his second-in-command in January was made by military aides and not the secretary himself, Mr. Austin testified at a congressional hearing on Thursday. Mr. Austin’s authorities were transferred to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks as he was transferred into critical care for a […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the American subsidiary of the JBS meat processing group. She alleges the company misled consumers with a false marketing campaign about its environmental impact. Initial findings suggest a Gazan delivery driver plowed into a crowd of Palestinians during aid distribution near Gaza City, an Israeli government spokesperson said […]
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are making dueling visits to the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas on Thursday. President Trump will head to the town of Eagle Pass, the focal point of a standoff between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration. On the same day, President Biden will give remarks in Brownsville, […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before Congress about his failure to disclose his cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations, including to President Joe Biden at 9:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 29.
A U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) review released on Feb. 26 found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had no “ill intent” when staff kept his hospitalization several weeks ago a secret. After he was hospitalized, some in Congress asked why they were not immediately notified of the defense secretary’s condition. Mr. Austin is now scheduled […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was discharged from critical care and returned to his home on Feb. 13, according to the Pentagon. Doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said the defense secretary responded positively to nonsurgical procedures conducted on Feb. 12. Mr. Austin remained in “good condition” throughout his hospitalization and no longer […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains in the hospital following an emergency procedure related to his bladder, the Pentagon has said. Mr. Austin is expected to virtually attend a NATO defense ministerial and meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group later in the week, though it is not yet clear whether he will do so from home […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Feb. 1 said it was not right how he and other military officials kept secret how he underwent surgery for cancer and was hospitalized. “I want to be crystal clear—we did not handle this right. And I did not handle this right,” Mr. Austin, a retired general, told a press […]
The United States military is set to strike targets in Iraq and Syria over a number of days, CBS reported U.S. officials as saying. The strikes are in response to a recent drone strike that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens more. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed responsibility on Jan. 31 for not […]
The U.S. defense secretary on Jan. 23 appeared for the first time in public since his secret hospitalization, logging onto a meeting from his home. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 70, attended a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. “I urge this group to dig deep to provide Ukraine with more lifesaving ground-based air defense […]
Federal prosecutors have officially confirmed the authenticity of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop. Prosecutors found that its contents largely overlapped with records obtained from the younger Biden’s Apple iCloud account. Arctic cold and wintry conditions across the United States have killed 47 people since Jan. 12. On Friday, some 95 million Americans were still under […]
Voters in Iowa are showing up to caucuses amid frigid temperatures. Polls showed former President Donald Trump leading in the first race of the 2024 primary season. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital after two weeks. He plans to work from home as he recovers from complications from a prostate cancer operation. […]
The Pentagon said in a Saturday update on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s condition that its chief remains in hospital. This comes two weeks after the 70-year-old was secretly hospitalized in the ICU for treatment and monitoring after suffering from a post-infection surgery in early January. “Secretary Austin remains hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin should have informed President Joe Biden of his health condition, the president said on Jan. 12. “Yes,” President Biden said while in Pennsylvania when asked if it was a lapse in judgment for Mr. Austin not to let him know he had prostate cancer. Mr. Austin, 70, was diagnosed with the […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is facing major backlash over his reporting delay. Now some lawmakers are also calling for his impeachment. NTD spoke with Darin Gaub, who offered his reactions from a military and national security perspective. He is a retired lieutenant colonel and international military strategist, and served under Mr. Austin when Mr. Austin […]
Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder told reporters during a Tuesday press briefing in Washington that Department of Defense officials “could have done better” with regard to transparency over Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization.
The White House on Jan. 9 ordered cabinet members to disclose to the White House when they cannot perform their duties, after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin kept his condition secret for days from top officials in President Joe Biden’s administration. Cabinet heads must inform the White House chief of staff if they have to delegate […]
