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The Senate voted 50-50 on Trump’s controversial pick to head the Department of Education, forcing Vice President Mike Pence to cast a historic vote to break the tie. WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary by a razor-thin...

Some days there’s too much news. The only thing to do is drive out to Malibu, because Malibu, on a weekday afternoon in the middle of winter, is a calm and serene place – and Washington wasn’t. Obama had given his farewell address the night before –...

Democrats and the government ethics office are raising concerns about several nominees who haven’t completed the standard ethics review process, as at least eight of Donald Trump‘s Cabinet nominees prepare for confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill this...

Last Friday in his Inaugural Address, President Donald Trump gave his opinion regarding the condition of our taxpayer funded “public” (government-run) schools. We have, President Trump said, “an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our...

South Carolina governor picked to be UN ambassador while DeVos chosen to lead education department, as the first women named for top-level positions Become a Guardian supporter or make a contribution 9.24pm GMT We’re going to wrap up our politics...