The following article by Emma Brown as posted on the Washington Post website February 7, 2017:
The Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President Pence casting a historic tiebreaking vote after senators deadlocked over her fitness for the job.
DeVos now takes the helm of the Education Department with questions about whether and how the polarizing fight over her confirmation will affect her power to advance the Trump administration’s agenda. Continue reading “With historic tiebreaker from Pence, DeVos confirmed as education secretary”