Lloyd Austin

The Pentagon's No. 2, Kathleen Hicks, was informed of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization two days after she assumed some of his duties.

A senior defense official said Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks was not notified until Thursday that Austin had been hospitalized since Jan. 1.

Failure to disclose Austin's illness at a time when the US is juggling numerous national security crises raises eyebrows among Biden administration ...

US defence secretary's deputy, Kathleen Hicks, took over thinking Austin was on vacation when he was in intensive care – unknown to even the president.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure ...

The Defense Department failed to disclose for days that Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in the ICU. The nature of the illness remains secret.

US media says Lloyd Austin's deputy was unaware of his illness, despite assuming his responsibilities.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's mystery illness and hospitalization apparently blindsided officials at the Pentagon and White House, and several questions ...

Why was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized? What complications does he face? Here's what you need to know.

According to two defense officials, the deputy secretary of defense did not even realize that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized when ...

Secretary of defence was absent for 3 days before White House informed.

According to two defence officials, the deputy secretary of defence did not even realize that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized when ...

US defense secretary retains Biden's confidence, says White House spokesperson after Austin secretly spent three days in hospital.

The White House says it will look into Lloyd Austin's intensive care stay so "we can learn from this".

Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days to President Joe Biden and top officials at the Pentagon and the National Security Council.

The elective procedure that led to Austin's secret stay in ICU took place on Dec. 22. It required emergency medical personnel to bring him to the hospital ...

Defense Secretaries are meant to respond to threats entering U.S. airspace. The Pentagon won't say if Austin was ever under anesthesia.

Days after keeping his health scare a secret, Austin acknowledged in a statement released on Saturday that he 'could have done a better job'

The defense secretary has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, after complications from an elective procedure but the White House didn't know for days.

The Pentagon's announcement late on Friday that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been in the hospital since New Year's Day shocked both the Pentagon ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faces scrutiny over delayed hospital disclosure, yet confirmed to retain the position. White House will investigate.

Addressing a press conference on Air Force One National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson John Kirby said. "There is no plan for anything other than for ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer and suffered complications that led to him being taken to hospital on New Year's Day ...

President Joe Biden learned about Lloyd Austin's diagnosis on Tuesday, the White House says.

Austin's failure to communicate his emergency hospitalization led some congressmembers to call for his resignation.

Defense secretary, 70, kept his diagnosis hidden from his deputy as well as Joe Biden, prompting White House response.