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Trump Education Secretary Pick Moves Closer to Confirmation

The U.S. Senate voted early Friday on a procedural move that will allow President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, to move on to a confirmation vote next week. The Senate voted 52-48 to end the debate on DeVos at 6:30 a.m. EST Friday, an unusually early start time, and amid fierce opposition from Democrats. Just before the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took the floor to say he thought DeVos to be “one of the worst nominees” that has ever been...

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