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Trump stands by Pete Hegseth amid controversy but called for Lloyd Austin to resign—critics say it’s a double standard

President Donald Trump said he supports Pete Hegseth amid the Department of Defense secretary’s latest controversy involving using the messaging app Signal. “He’s doing a great job,” Trump told reporters at the White House, according to a pool report. The president called the latest revelation “fake news” after The New York Times reported that Hegseth shared military attack plans in yet another Signal group chat–this time with his wife, brother, and others. The nation’s top military official shared similar details […]

todayApril 21, 2025

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Pennsylvania LG Austin Davis says Democrats must ‘listen’ before writing ‘policy prescription for everything’

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, who was elected the new chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors’ Association (DLGA) on Tuesday, believes the Democratic Party could learn a thing or two from other lieutenant governors across the country. As Democrats work to rehabilitate their party after Vice President Kamala Harris’ devastating loss, and their loss of complete control in Congress, Lt. Governor Davis told theGrio during a recent interview that the answer for Dems will come down to state and local […]

todayDecember 7, 2024

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Trump’s replacement for four-star General Lloyd Austin: 44-year-old ‘anti-woke’ veteran and former FOX host Pete Hegseth

America’s next secretary of defense could be starkly different from what the country has ever seen before. On Tuesday, just a day after Veterans Say, Preisdent-elect Donald Trump selected Pete Hegseth, 44, a former FOX News commentator and former Army National guardsman, to lead one of the world’s most powerful militaries. Hegseth will succeed Secretary-General Lloyd Austin III, the nation’s first Black Secretary of Defense, a historic choice made by President Joe Biden in 2021. Austin, 71, is a four-star […]

todayNovember 14, 2024

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‘Totally unacceptable’: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faces grilling in Congress about secret hospital stay

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire for his secret hospital stay last month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday that the Defense Department has made changes to improve the notification process if he must transfer decision-making authorities due to illness or lack of communications. He said there were no gaps in control of the department or the nation’s security because “at all times, either I or the deputy secretary was in a position to conduct the duties of my office.” […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

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Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized again Sunday to address a bladder issue as he continues to recover from prostate cancer and has transferred authorities to his deputy, the Pentagon said. Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and continues to deal with complications from his treatment. At about 2:20 p.m. Sunday, he was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue,” […]

todayFebruary 12, 2024

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Congressional Black Caucus backs Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after calls for resignation

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus support Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who has faced backlash for not alerting the proper officials after being hospitalized. In a statement obtained by theGrio, CBC Chairman Steven Horsford, D-Nev., stated, “The CBC fully supports Secretary Austin remaining in his role, and we strongly push back against efforts to politicize a deeply personal and private health diagnosis.” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks with reporters after a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact […]

todayJanuary 13, 2024

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Senior Pentagon service leaders, White House National Security Council remained unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, as questions swirled about his condition and the secrecy surrounding it. The Pentagon did not inform the White House National Security Council or top adviser Jake Sullivan of Austin’s hospitalization at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, until Thursday, according to two administration officials. The officials were […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quiet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that it was not clear when Austin would be released from the hospital, but said the secretary was “recovering well.” The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization is […]

todayJanuary 6, 2024