"Pentagon's Lloyd Austin Emerges After Hospital Scandal Amid Ukraine Funding Crisis"

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 70, made his first public appearance since his secret hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery, participating in a Zoom call about U.S. weapons sent to Ukraine. Austin, noticeably slimmer, urged countries to provide more support to Ukraine. His hospitalization and lack of disclosure drew criticism, with the White House conducting a review and the Pentagon's inspector general investigating. Austin, released from the hospital, will continue to work from home and is expected to make a full recovery.