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Pentagon: Lloyd Austin Remains in Hospital After Cancer Treatment

The U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin remains in hospital and is in “good condition” after treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon said Saturday. Austin has resumed some of his duties from his hospital bed and is in “contact with his senior staff,” the statement outlined.

Kabul Air Force - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to the press on August 18, 2021

Sen. Roger Wicker Calls for a Briefing from the Pentagon After It Hid Austin’s Hospitalization

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Roger Wicker, slammed the Pentagon for its “shocking defiance of the law” after it failed to disclose Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization to the president, the National Security Council, and Congress for several days, and called for a briefing from the administration “immediately.”

Kabul Air Force - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to the press on August 18, 2021

Pentagon: ‘No Indications’ Houthis Will Stop Attacking

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Morning in America,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder stated that the U.S. has started Operation Prosperity Guardian to try to stop Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, but “We have no

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