Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, has been confirmed by the Senate, making him the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history. The Senate approved President Biden's nomination for ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff Kelly Magsamen – who took the heat for failing to tell the White House that the intensely private former Army general was hospitalized in Janua… ...

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin on Friday took over as the first black Pentagon chief shortly after being confirmed 93-2 by the Senate. Austin was greeted outside the Pentagon with an elbow ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in 2024 and given medication that could affect his cognitive functions before he transferred his authority.

W ASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his senior staff about his ...

President-elect Joe Biden has named retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense, the Biden transition team announced Tuesday. President-elect Joe Biden has named retired ...

The Department of Defense Inspector General (IG) is launching an investigation into the department’s highly-criticized handling of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization. Robert ...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) grilled Secretary of Defense Ret. Gen. Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his senior staff about his ...