Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will testify in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday morning in what could be a contentious hearing.
The secretary was hospitalized on Jan. 1 with complications from a Dec. 22 surgery to treat prostate cancer, but the White House, Congress, and the public were not notified for days, leading to questions about the chain of command and whether there were efforts to hide his health status.
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