Garland to Briefly Hand Over AG Duties for Minor Surgery
• Merrick Garland to temporarily hand over duties to deputy while undergoing back surgery
• Surgery expected to last 90 minutes; Garland to be under general anesthesia
• Garland to return home same day, back to work the week of Feb. 5
• Comes after Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin hospitalized for a month after prostate surgery
• Austin's lack of disclosure caused White House to update Cabinet notification rules