President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Rep. Doug Collins, a longtime ally and military veteran, to head the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday evening. Collins is the latest in the flurry of nominations Trump has made to top federal agencies ahead of his January inauguration.

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Doug Collins speaks at a campaign event for Donald Trump at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Oct. 15. (John Bazemore/AP) President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced former Georgia congressman Doug Collins as his pick to be the next Veterans Affairs Secretary,

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

President-elect Donald Trump said that he will nominate Doug Collins, a former Georgia lawmaker, to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs in his administration.

Mr. Collins, a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve, became the face of the president-elect’s defense in his first impeachment in 2019.