former GOP congressman from Georgia Doug Collins. Amid the slew of confirmation hearings that have taken place, Hirono has been unafraid to poke and prod about nominees' sex lives, and at one ...

Doug Burgum’s hearing, which had been scheduled ... Trump announced in November that he had selected the former Georgia congressman to lead the VA.

Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the Senate's Veterans’ Affairs Committee to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, ...

President Donald Trump chose from his most loyal supporters when he created his Cabinet and appointed others to key roles within his administration.

“Governor Burgum submitted his paperwork to the ... Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing for former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, whom Trump plans to nominate for VA secretary, and an ...

The former U.S. congressman from Georgia and U.S. Air Force Reserve veteran received just one "no" vote in committee, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono. Doug Burgum is a former two-term governor ...

The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the Senate ...

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President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which ...

Here's a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time: 9 a.m.: Doug Collins, Department of Veterans Affairs The former Georgia ... 10 a.m.: Doug Burgum, Interior Department ...

Doug Collins (R-Ga ... of withholding aid from Ukraine in exchange for political favors. Representing Georgia’s 9th Congressional District from 2013 to 2021, Collins served as vice chair ...