The White House says the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days.

The White House insisted Friday that Lloyd Austin will remain in his post. AP. Instead, he quietly transferred his authorities to Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Jan. 2 — without telling her ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged ''concerns'' over his secret hospitalization but revealed no new details of his condition in a statement released by the Pentagon Saturday.

In Austin’s case, two people close to the White House said, Biden’s own empathy for Austin’s wellbeing also played a factor, even before the cancer diagnosis was revealed.

Senior White House officials pushed the Pentagon to release a statement on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization after learning of his status on Thursday, two administration officials ...

Lloyd Austin takes 'full responsibility' for keeping White House in the dark on hospitalization "I could have done a better job," the defense secretary said on Saturday.

Lloyd Austin will remain secretary of defense, the White House said, as the Biden administration voiced its support for the Pentagon head despite being left in the dark three days last week about ...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden appreciated Austin’s statement on Saturday, in which he took responsibility for the lack of transparency.

WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to inform the White House both times he was hospitalized and transferred authority to run the Pentagon to his deputy, military officials said ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to appear before lawmakers and face questions on his secret hospitalization later this month. Austin will appear at a hearing hosted by the House Armed ...