US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “underwent a ... Pat Ryder said in a statement. Austin subsequently resumed his functions and duties as the secretary of defense at 8:25 p.m. ET and has ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has returned home following his "non-surgical medical procedure" on Friday, and his since ...

The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized ... assumed some of Austin's duties on Jan. 2 but wasn't told why — "temporary transfers of authority are ...