Senate committee advances Linda McMahon as Trump's nominee for education secretary
Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to abolish
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Senate HELP Committee advances Trump's Education pick
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Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing
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Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.The New York Times - 21h -
What is educational redlining and why is Trump against it?
Geographic assignment forces American families to “pay” for access to local public schools via their mortgages.The Hill - 2h -
Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
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Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement
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VA secretary: 'We're not cutting benefits'
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Trump backs House budget plan, calls on Senate to stand down
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Senate adopts fallback budget in case Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ falters
Now the onus is on House Republicans to build enough support to advance their own party-line plan, or face pressure to back the Senate’s slimmer vision.Politico - 14h -
US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan
Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in House. US politics live – latest updates The US Senate has passed a budget resolution that ...The Guardian - 1h
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