Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's nominee for VA chief, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night and will proceed to a full vote on the Senate floor for confirmation.

If confirmed, Collins will have the monumental task of fixing a department that is already criticized for having slow response times, inadequate mental health support systems, and budget shortfall issues.

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins received an 18-1 vote from the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance his nomination as VA secretary. Key Concerns Raised: Sen. Mazie Hirono opposed Collins over fears he might overturn a Biden-era rule allowing certain abortion services through the VA.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questions FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023. AP Photo/Susan Walsh U.S. Sens.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Thursday easily advanced former Georgia GOP Rep ... with the lone “no” vote coming from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said Collins’s plans ...

The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

Sen. Mazie Hirono grilled FBI Director nominee Kash Patel over his alleged "enemies list" during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

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At her January 15 confirmation hearing, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono asked a series of pointed of question at Pam Bondi, President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Justice.

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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., reintroduced a measure that would repeal the last remaining remnant of a 227-year-old anti-immigration legislative package. The so-called Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was one of four bills ...