Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 11 Republican senators are demanding President Joe Biden hold Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accountable, after a Department of Defense inspector general report released this week found that he failed to follow the law when he hid multiple hospitalizations from the White House, breaking the chain of command and jeopardizing the safety of the nation.

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Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death penalty trial, moving the question from military to civilian courts.

A judge cited winter weather and a federal holiday for Jimmy Carter’s funeral as reasons for the delay. Government lawyers may also try again to overturn the plea deal.