Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said they couldn't commit to voting for President Trump's education secretary pick Betsy DeVos on the Senate floor Tuesday. (Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions)On Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Pence could do something that historians can't recall ever happening: casting a tiebreaking vote for a Cabinet nominee. Nearly a century ago, one vice president almost beat Pence to the history books. (Tim Sloan/Associated Press)Of course, Dull decided to end his speech prematurely, and Senate leaders called a vote on Warren. DeVos is caught up in an extraordinarily powerful popular uprising that has successfully persuaded two GOP senators to vote against her.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2017 15:56 UTC