Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospital stay and lack of notification to the president spark intense questioning from a House committee, raising concerns about accountability. GOP members compare Austin's absence to a soldier going AWOL, while the chapter also covers Illinois ruling Trump ineligible for the ballot and Putin's nuclear war threat over NATO involvement in Ukraine.
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