President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, to serve as secretary of the Department of Defense, Politico reported Monday. Austin would be the first African ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, facing reporter questions for the first time since his secret hospitalization, said his cancer diagnosis was a "gut punch" and that his first instinct was to keep it ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center on New Year's Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday. The short statement did not ...

Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee, a senior Pentagon planner, is retiring amid reports he clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

The retired Army general was confirmed Friday after being granted a waiver. Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin on Friday took over as the first black Pentagon chief shortly after being confirmed 93-2 ...

Members of Congress and advocates call out President Trump and Republicans after a new report reveals Pete Hegseth sent military attack plans to his wife and brother on the Signal messaging app.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reacted on Monday to the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell, a decorated former general, died on Monday following complications from Covid-19 even ...