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Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors say

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Doctors say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat an urinary tract infection related to that operation.

White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify offices when they can’t perform duties after Austin’s surprise illness

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Chief of staff Jeff Zients on Tuesday directed that the Cabinet heads send the White House any existing procedures for delegating authority in the event of incapacitation or loss of communication by Friday.

Top White House budget official warns of ‘dire’ situation on Ukraine aid

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, calls the situation "dire" and says there is no money left that will allow the U.S. to continue to send large packages of weapons to the war front in…

WATCH: White House holds briefing after a lone gunman opens fire in a Prague university

By Karel Janicek, Associated Press

The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek said.

Border crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh tougher restrictions

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The numbers have nudged negotiators for the White House and congressional Democrats to consider major limits to asylum as part of a deal for Ukraine aid.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing following House GOP impeachment vote of Biden

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Thursday, a day after the Republican-led House authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

WATCH: Amna Nawaz hosts Across the Aisle with Ron Klain and Mick Mulvaney

By Justin Stabley

The discussion covered the important role advisors play within a presidential administration, especially in times of political crisis.

U.S. lawmakers gather at the White House to discuss gun violence

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The event on Wednesday was run by the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a new undertaking from President Joe Biden that was announced in September.

Zelenskyy visits Capitol Hill with U.S. aid for Ukraine at risk of collapse

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Zelenskyy has told leaders in Congress that with U.S. aid his country can win the war with Russia. But Zelenskyy arrived Tuesday on Capitol Hill to a darker mood than when he swooped in last winter for a hero's welcome.