Jan. 21 (UPI) --Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services. As President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the ...

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins will appear before the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Doug Collins, chosen by President Trump to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, does not have a traditional résumé for V.A. secretary, but he fits the mold of a Trump loyalist.

Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary nominee Doug Collins pledged to be ... be the 12th Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Collins served in the active-duty Navy for two years as a chaplain and re-enlisted ...

Doug Collins, a former Republican congressman from Georgia, told lawmakers he would look at the embattled rollout with fresh eyes and could restart deployments sooner than planned.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Thursday easily advanced Doug Collins’ nomination to be the secretary of Veterans Affairs, setting him up for a full Senate vote that is likely to

Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins testifies during his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Veterans ...

More orders are expected Tuesday amid fallout from his first moves, including his issuing pardons for more than a thousand rioters convicted in connection with the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his effort to end birthright citizenship.

Doug Collins will appear before the U.S. Senate ... For his military background, Collins served as a U.S. Navy chaplain for two years in the 1980s. He later joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve ...

We have a real chance to fix what has sadly become an incompetent and rogue department. It needs servant leadership with a keen focus on mission to take the helm.

Senate Panel Approval: Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins received an 18-1 vote from the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance his nomination as VA secretary. Key Concerns Raised: Sen. Mazie Hirono opposed Collins over fears he might overturn a Biden-era rule allowing certain abortion services through the VA.

Immigration: Trump ordered his administration to prepare to house tens of thousands of “criminal aliens” at the Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, the latest prong in his widening crackdown on immigration.