WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a swipe Wednesday at President-elect Donald Trump's embattled choice to succeed him at the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, who has called for ending the role ...

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III used a speech at West Point to forcefully endorse having women in combat roles and emphasize the military’s obligation to defend the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer or when complications worsened his ...

TOKYO — Lloyd Austin, on his last visit to Japan as defense secretary, reiterated U.S. support for ally South Korea as it works through the repercussions of its president’s attempt a week ago to ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is recommending that the incoming administration spend $50 billion more on defense than President Joe Biden requested. Austin’s five-year spending plan includes a ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was given medication during his hospitalization last year that could affect cognitive functions before he transferred his authority to his deputy, according to a new ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday appeared to take a swipe at former President Trump, criticizing “some who say that both sides are to blame” in the war that began when Russian President ...

(BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE) – The question being asked all over social media, in homes, offices, and even behind closed doors in Washington: If former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had leaked war plans ...