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U.S. officials say that senior Biden administration leaders, members of Congress and top Pentagon officials were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday. And now questions are swirling about his condition and the secrecy surrounding it. They said the White House National Security Council was told Thursday about Austin's stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization for days reflects a stunning lack of transparency. Such secrecy, at a time when the United States is juggling myriad national security crises, runs counter to normal practice with the president and other senior U.S. officials and Cabinet members.