Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is this year’s designated survivor, according to a White House official, retreating from Washington to an undisclosed location during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening.

Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and lack of pushback from their colleagues across the aisle.

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins assures veterans that critical services will not be cut despite recent layoffs. Republican Rep. Andy Barr supports the push for efficiency at the VA, believing it will ultimately benefit veterans. U.S ...

Tom Fitzgerald sits down with U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Doug Collins to discuss who could be impacted by the Trump administration's plan to make cuts at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

There is one notable absence in the House chamber on Tuesday night for President Trump’s joint address: Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is the “designated survivor,

Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins served as the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

NBA icon Scottie Pippen didn’t enjoy playing for Doug Collins. Collins coached the Chicago Bulls from 1986-87 to 1988-89. Chicago went 137-109 under Collins in the regular season and 13-17 in the playoffs.