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.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated one of his previous attorneys and former GOP House member Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Collins, 58, a staunch Trump supporter and frequent Fox News guest,

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