The US is rushing to get new Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine before Russia can destroy more targets

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A Patriot system.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital 2 weeks after complications from cancer treatment

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifying at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 31, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered strikes on the Houthis from the hospital using a 'full suite of secure communications'

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifying at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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A Democratic representative is calling for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign after hiding his cancer diagnosis from the president

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Rep. Chris Deluzio speaks at a press conference on the upcoming debt limit and negotiations to reach a deal on May 24th, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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House Republicans are considering a 3rd impeachment push just days before a partial government shutdown

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Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Montana Republican, has filed impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

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Hospitalized defense secretary didn't tell the White House about his cancer for a month

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President Joe Biden was not made aware that US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin's had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in December.

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The Pentagon's second-in-command didn't know Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized when she took over his duties

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.

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The Pentagon chief has been hospitalized for days, and no one said anything until just now

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House Democrat defends voting for bill that would slash Defense Secretary's salary to just $1: 'I'm not particularly concerned about him'

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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene moved to slash Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary to $1, exposing a rift between MAGA Republicans and military officials under the Biden Administration

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Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed an amendment on Wednesday that would slash Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's budget to $1.

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