President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he's nominating former Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia to be his secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs as he continues to quickly assemble his next administration.

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.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to nominate former Representative Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs.

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

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,

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.

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.