Trump picks ex-congressman Doug Collins for veterans affairs secretary
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to nominate former Representative Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs.
Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women in combat since then will be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth this week as his pick for secretary of defense – a Fox News host and Army veteran who has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles.
Trump picks ex-Georgia congressman Doug Collins for Veterans Affairs secretary
President-elect Donald Trump tapped a longtime ally for his cabinet Thursday, nominating former congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs department. Collins, 58, represented rural northern Georgia for eight years before retiring from Congress following an unsuccessful 2020 campaign for US Senate.
What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to serve as defense secretary
In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large fo
'Never Heard of Him:' Surprise and Questions Greet Trump's Defense Secretary Pick
Surprise and Questions Greet Trump's Defense Secretary Pick By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Pete Hegseth as U.S. defense secretary was met on Wednesday with surprise at the Pentagon and bewilderment among some European allies,
Who is Pete Hegseth? These U.S. Senators support Trump's Defense Secretary pick
The 44-year old former FOX host is one of Trump's most surprising picks as he fills out his cabinet ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Trump picks Fox News host and veteran as defense secretary, capping frenetic day
President-elect Donald Trump has moved swiftly to announce his nominees, tapping John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel.
Trump taps veteran, Fox personality Hegseth for Defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Pete Hegseth to be his Pentagon chief, a surprise move that would put the Fox News host and Army veteran in charge of the new administration’s effort to clear out diversity and inclusion policies at the Defense Department.
Pete Hegseth is not just Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, he's also a Tennessee Vols fan
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, is known for wearing Tennessee orange and cheering on the Vols.
Trump chooses former Rep. Doug Collins to run Veterans Affairs
Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Veterans ...
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'Lot of emotions': Local veterans get life-changing gifts
As we honor our veterans this week, two former Ohio service members have received a life-changing gift: the keys to a brand ...
Veterans' Health Care Could Be Cut by Department of Government Efficiency
Legislative authorities can expire and continue to receive appropriations—a law of Congress that provides an agency with ...
Annual Veterans Feed honors and thanks those who served our country
Veterans, active military and law enforcement were honored for their service on Thursday at the fourteenth annual Veterans ...
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Veterans remembered, thanked for their service in Farmington
Wreath were placed Monday at Teague World War I Memorial Arch and at monuments in Meeting House Park in Farmington to pay ...
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Altoona VA center to host lung screening for veterans
In a significant push for veteran health, the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center is hosting a Lung Cancer Screening ...
Veterans in Niles are honored with a Quilt of Valor
Thursday in Niles four veterans were honored with a Quilt of Valor. The quilts are specially made by one person and it’s a ...
Officials say veterans issues must retain nonpartisan focus as Washington reshapes after elections
Lawmakers, government officials and advocacy groups said Wednesday that veterans issues must continue down a nonpartisan ...
Why the US celebrates Veterans Day and how the holiday has changed over time
President Joe Biden has laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day. Thousands marched through the ...
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Local veterans receive Ambassador of Peace Medal in recognition ceremony
On Thursday afternoon, the staff of the James E. Van Zandt Medical Center in Blair County held a recognition ceremony for ...