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Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary

Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased unnecessarily” the risks to US national security, the Pentagon’s inspector general concluded in a report released on Wednesday.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says

The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.

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Secretary Austin's secret hospitalizations 'unnecessarily' increased US national security risks, report finds

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General found that Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalizations "unnecessarily" put America's national security at higher risk.

Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary confirmation hearing

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Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions

President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia and making 2017 tax cuts permanent.

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Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions at treasury confirmation hearing

Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.

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Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent Defends Trump’s Tariffs Plan, Calls to Renew Tax Cuts

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Treasury Department does not expect the incoming president’s proposed tariffs to drive up inflation and says he is looking forward to helping extend the Trump tax cuts.

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DHS Secretary Mayorkas leaves with ‘remarkable’ employee morale improvement

Department of Homeland Security employee morale is significantly better as Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas leaves office. Will ...

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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy makes decision on Trump nominee Hegseth for defense secretary

Combat veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth is among President-elect Trump's more controversial cabinet nominees.

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South Dakota governor Kristi Noem faces questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

Kristi Noem, the firebrand South Dakota governor is set to go before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & ...

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Macron, U.N. Secretary-General: Israel must pull out of southern Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full ...

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DHS Secretary Mayorkas claims border is more secure than in 2019

Former Obama DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson joins 'Fox & Friends' to evaluate Mayorkas’ statements about the border and the Biden ...

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Key takeaways from Trump’s energy secretary pick’s confirmation hearing

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing ...

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Trump's immigration crackdown in focus at Homeland secretary confirmation hearing

President-elect Donald Trump's planned immigration crackdown will be in the spotlight during a U.S. Senate confirmation ...

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Full: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick to run the Department of Homeland Security, testified at a ...

Treasury secretary nominee warns increased government spending and no extension of Trump tax cuts will lead to ‘economic crisis’

Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect ...

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Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla

Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy promised to not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s ...

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Sen. Marco Rubio appears set to win confirmation as secretary of State

Rubio and Trump have put aside past acrimony to make the Florida lawmaker the least controversial in an unusual slate of ...

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