Hegseth Is Second Cabinet Secretary in History to Advance on Tiebreaker Vote
On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance ...
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Betsy DeVos: “Focus on Doing Something Good for Kids Every Day”
DeVos: It was something that ended up being a motto of sorts in our office: focus on doing something good for kids every day.
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Cory Booker Turns on His One-Time Ally, Betsy DeVos
On Tuesday, New Jersey’s junior senator cast his vote against education secretary nominee Betsy ... Maine’s Susan Collins — bowed to the unions’ demands.) That his opposition to DeVos ...
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Opinion – Sorting through the process of cabinet nominations
Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick during his ... are working by the people and for the people. And as one of Maine’s senators, I take that job seriously. Since I’ve been in federal office ...
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Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation
Alaska's Lisa Murkoswski and Susan Collins of Maine — voted no. The only previous time a vice president broke a tie on a Cabinet confirmation vote was during the first Trump term when Vice President ...
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California sues Betsy DeVos over rule steering coronavirus aid to private schools
California is leading a multi-state lawsuit challenging U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ ruling that orders states to ... in federal stimulus aid Attorneys general from Michigan, Maine, New ...
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Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose Hegseth’s nomination ... nominee – the other being then-Vice President Mike Pence for Betsy DeVos’ 2017 confirmation to ...