Defense Secretary Released After Secret Hospitalization

Lloyd Austin hid the hospitalization for days from President Joe Biden.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 04: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin walks down the steps of the Pentagon to greet Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on December 4, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Ciolacu and Austin were scheduled to discuss a range of bilateral issues. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital on Jan. 15, according to military officials.

Mr. Austin, 70, will continue his recovery at home and work remotely, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement.