Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to be released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center later Tuesday after undergoing treatment for a bladder issue, according to the Pentagon.   Austin, 70, had been having ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery in December to treat prostate cancer. He was taken back to Walter Reed over the weekend for a bladder issue and admitted to intensive care for the...

The stock market skidded Tuesday toward its worst loss in nearly a year after a disappointing report on inflation, days after President Biden appeared optimistic about the economy.  On Saturday, Biden tweeted the “good news” to start the weekend, saying: “The stock market going strong is a sign of confidence in America’s economy.” The S&P 500 was down 1.9% in late trading as traders delayed their forecasts for...

California Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Katie Porter said age limits “for all elected officials” should be on the table at a debate Monday night. “I do think generally that age limits are a conversation for all elected officials that we ought to be having,” Porter said at the KRON-TV debate in San Francisco. She gave that answer to a question about whether President Biden, 81, and former President...