Defense secretary remains hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden

White House, Pentagon will review Defense Secretary Austin's lack of disclosure on his hospital stay

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized .

White House, Pentagon will review Defense Secretary Austin's lack of disclosure on his hospital stay

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized .

As pressure mounts, Pentagon releases timeline on Austin’s secretive hospitalization

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was transported by ambulance to Walter Reed National Military Medical center on the evening of Jan. 1 due to “severe pain” but currently has a “good” prognosis, the Pentagon’s top spokesman said today.

Pentagon Adds New Details About Austin’s Secretive Hospital Stay and Delay in Telling Biden

WASHINGTON— The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure on Dec. 22, went home a day later, and was admitted to intensive care on Jan. 1 when he began experiencing severe pain. The latest information came as members of both parties in Congress expressed sharp concerns about the secrecy of Mr. Austin’s hospital stay and the fact that the president and …

White House, Pentagon will review Defense Secretary Austin’s lack of disclosure on his hospital stay

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A key staffer was out sick with the flu. Even as the Biden administration pledged to look into what rules or procedur…

Pentagon provides details on Defense Secretary Austin's hospitalization, disclosure delay

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and top government leaders were not notified until Jan. 4 that Austin had been hospitalized since Jan. 1.