Trump Chooses Former Rep. Doug Collins to Run Veterans Affairs

By Associated Press

Published 3 weeks ago on

November 14, 2024

Former Rep. Doug Collins speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP/John Bazemore)

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

NEW YORK — Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.

“We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform,” Trump said in a statement Thursday.

Collins is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. The Republican served in Congress from 2013 to 2021, and he helped defend Trump during his first impeachment process.

DON'T MISS

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Around Its Records After a Solid Jobs Report

DON'T MISS

Supreme Court Will Decide if Palestinian Authorities Can Be Sued in US Over Middle East Attacks

DON'T MISS

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

DON'T MISS

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

DON'T MISS

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

DON'T MISS

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

DON'T MISS

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

DON'T MISS

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

DON'T MISS

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

DON'T MISS

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

UP NEXT

Supreme Court Will Decide if Palestinian Authorities Can Be Sued in US Over Middle East Attacks

UP NEXT

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

UP NEXT

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

UP NEXT

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

UP NEXT

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

UP NEXT

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

UP NEXT

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

UP NEXT

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

UP NEXT

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

UP NEXT

Was Brian Thompson’s Killer a Hit Man? Unlikely, Experts Say.

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

Food /

44 minutes ago

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

Politics 101 /

57 minutes ago

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

Crime /

1 hour ago

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

Global Conflicts /

2 hours ago

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

Politics /

2 hours ago

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

News /

2 hours ago

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

National Elections /

2 hours ago

Was Brian Thompson’s Killer a Hit Man? Unlikely, Experts Say.

Crime /

2 hours ago

Trump’s FBI Pick Has an Enemies List. Biden Should Pardon Everyone on It.

Opinion /

2 hours ago

US Added a Strong 227,000 Jobs in November in Bounce-Back From October Slowdown

Economy /

2 hours ago

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Around Its Records After a Solid Jobs Report

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Friday after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy...

Economy /

8 minutes ago

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Around Its Records After a Solid Jobs Report

U.S. /

11 minutes ago

Supreme Court Will Decide if Palestinian Authorities Can Be Sued in US Over Middle East Attacks

U.S. /

38 minutes ago

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

Food /

44 minutes ago

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

Politics 101 /

57 minutes ago

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

Crime /

1 hour ago

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

Global Conflicts /

2 hours ago

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

Politics /

2 hours ago

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

MORE LATEST →

National Elections /

2 hours ago

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

Inspire /

22 hours ago

She Buys a Ticket to Support a Good Cause, Then Wins the 2024 Granville Home of Hope

Economy /

23 hours ago

Wired Wednesday: Is Fresno’s Project Labor Agreement Meeting Local Hiring Goals?

Local Education /

3 days ago

Class and Parking Shortages Frustrate Students at Crowded Fresno State

Video /

4 days ago

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

Bills Take 7-Game Win Streak to LA to Face Rebuilding Rams

Jonathan Kuminga Scores Career-High 33 as Warriors Beat Rockets to Snap 5-Game Skid

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Law Requiring Sale or Ban of TikTok in the US

The Year in Review: Influential People Who Died in 2024

California Shorted Prisoners on Money for Their Release. It’s Ending the Practice

Mexico President Will Ask Trump to Deport Non-Mexican Migrants Directly to Their Home Countries

Former Rep. Doug Collins speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP/John Bazemore)

Share

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Around Its Records After a Solid Jobs Report

DON'T MISS

Supreme Court Will Decide if Palestinian Authorities Can Be Sued in US Over Middle East Attacks

DON'T MISS

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

DON'T MISS

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

DON'T MISS

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

DON'T MISS

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

DON'T MISS

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

DON'T MISS

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

DON'T MISS

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

DON'T MISS

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

UP NEXT

Supreme Court Will Decide if Palestinian Authorities Can Be Sued in US Over Middle East Attacks

UP NEXT

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

UP NEXT

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

UP NEXT

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

UP NEXT

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

UP NEXT

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

UP NEXT

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

UP NEXT

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

UP NEXT

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

UP NEXT

Was Brian Thompson’s Killer a Hit Man? Unlikely, Experts Say.

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

44 minutes ago

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus

57 minutes ago

Madera DUI Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run and Crashing in Orchard Near Riverstone

1 hour ago

Middle East Latest: Lebanon Closes All Land Border Crossings With Syria

2 hours ago

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’

2 hours ago

3 Climbers From the US and Canada Are Believed to Have Died in a Fall on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

2 hours ago

Who Are the Dems Eying 2028 Presidential Bids? CBS News’ Robert Costa Has Answers

2 hours ago

Was Brian Thompson’s Killer a Hit Man? Unlikely, Experts Say.

2 hours ago

Trump’s FBI Pick Has an Enemies List. Biden Should Pardon Everyone on It.

2 hours ago

US Added a Strong 227,000 Jobs in November in Bounce-Back From October Slowdown

2 hours ago

8 minutes ago

Categories

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Around Its Records After a Solid Jobs Report

Supreme Court Will Decide if Palestinian Authorities Can Be Sued in US Over Middle East Attacks

Judge Upholds Use of Race in Naval Academy Admissions, Saying a Diverse Military Is Stronger

Chipotle Is Raising US Prices After Promising Bigger Portions

Fresno Charter School Finally Gets a Golden Ticket to Build New Campus