Judges heard nearly four hours of arguments over whether former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to unwind plea deals reached with three men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

They've broken the military,” said Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), claiming they've made the U.S. military too “politicized” to win wars.

Rachel Maddow looks at the impressive list of accomplishments and credentials of former Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin, who served under President Biden, and the relatively meager experience of cable news personality Pete Hegseth,

Lloyd Austin served as President Joe Biden's Secretary of Defense, and this is everything that we know about his wife of decades, Charlene Austin.

For years, Congressman Lloyd Doggett has been calling for more air traffic controllers after several near misses at Austin’s airport. He said Wednesday night's midair crash near Washington D.C. is a reminder that a tragedy could happen anywhere.

The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.

1975 - Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in North Carolina, Indianapolis, New York, Germany and Panama. 1997-1999 - Commander, 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Trump’s order also has the effect of blocking most forms of diversity training. That’s hardly a loss. Study after study has shown that diversity training is often an expensive, divisive waste of time. As Jesse Singal wrote in a Times Opinion guest essay in 2023, diversity training tends to have “little or no positive long-term effects.”

President Trump's budget office is rescinding a memo that seemed to freeze spending on federal grants. It sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.

Pharmaron, a Chinese biotech firm, is currently using hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to test pharmaceuticals on up to 300 beagles per week in Beijing, according to a federal contract