Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins was back before members of the U.S. Senate for the next step in the confirmation process to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans affairs secretary nominee Doug Collins pledged to be a fierce defender of the department’s workforce and for veterans during his senate confirmation hearing. The former Georgia congressman testified before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Tuesday after President Donald Trump picked him to lead the agency.

The U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to advance Doug Collins' nomination to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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

Doug Collins testified before the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs committee for his confirmation hearing to become the next Veterans Affairs Secretary.

President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Rep. Doug Collins, made his opening remarks during his confirmation hearing.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration.

Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

A new rule from state regulators highlights the growing angst from politicians as data centers pop up all over Georgia.

One of Trump’s picks is currently an evangelical pastor: Southern Baptist Scott Turner, an associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, was tapped to be Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.