Austin Back to Work at Pentagon After Brief Medical Procedure for Bladder Issues The disclosure comes just months after it was discovered that Austin quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer without...
'Something Bigger than Yourself': Defense Secretary Austin Pitches Service to Historically Black College Austin's call to service comes amid a yearslong recruiting slump as the military service branches desperately try to fill the...
Austin Hospitalization Drama Sparks House Move to Tighten Notification Requirements for National Security Officials The bill would also require the president and Congress to be notified at least 24 hours before a planned medical procedure...
When Will Ospreys Fly Again? That's Still a Question Mark After Defense Secretary Briefing. In addition to the Air Force's November crash off the coast of Japan, there was a deadly Marine Corps Osprey crash in...
Austin Receives Bladder Treatment at Walter Reed in Latest Hospitalization Since Cancer Diagnosis The hospitalization for bladder issues is the latest chapter in a growing collection of health issues Austin has faced since...
The Defense Secretary and the Chain of Command: Why Critics Are Wrong About Austin's Emergency "Public officials should be careful not to convey to the world the mistaken impression that the United States is a helpless...
Defense Secretary Austin Summoned to Capitol Hill for Testimony About Secret Hospitalization If Austin agrees to testify, it could be the first public airing of his thought process since the Pentagon disclosed earlier...
Pentagon Inspector General to Investigate Defense Secretary's Failure to Notify Key Officials of Hospitalization The DoD inspector general is an independent and objective agency, and its findings will be separate from those of the Office...
Austin's Secret Hospitalization Prompts Congressional Inquiry, Calls for Hearings Chairman Mike Rogers sent letters to Austin, his chief of staff and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks demanding a stack...
Defense Secretary Austin Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer that Led to Further Hospitalization for Infection The information on Austin's ongoing medical issues was released by doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...