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Secrecy Around Austin's Hospitalization Was 'A Problem,' White House Says
The decision to keep Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization a secret even from the commander-in-chief for several days raised an issue, the National Security Council’s spokesperson John ...
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Austin tells OMB $926 billion defense budget needed, $55 billion over current plan
Austin recommended that OMB leave Trump’s incoming administration a proposed five-year defense plan that starts with $926.5 ...
Lloyd Austin departures for last trip to Ramstein meeting as US secretary of defense
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has departed for Germany to attend the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group ...
Zelenskyy and Austin use their final meeting to press Trump to keep supporting Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting in Germany to press ...
The Lloyd void: Ukraine group wrestles with future after Austin leaves
Formed in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group has ballooned to 50-plus ...
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At Ramstein, Pentagon chief Austin departs Ukraine group he founded
But as the day began, the focus was less on Austin than what it means for him to depart. In the last three years, the ...
Appeals court temporarily blocks 9/11 plea deals
An appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a plea deal for three accused 9/11 plotters in a win for the Justice ...
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the ...
Biden announces next two aircraft carriers to be named after Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
The next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, per an ...