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Warren Says Her Education Secretary Must Meet Trans Child’s Approval

Mary Margaret Olohan  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she would have a transgender child interview the next secretary of education. The Massachusetts senator spoke Sunday at a town hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where a voter told her that children are not learning enough about LGBTQ history or sexual education in public schools. Warren told the voter…

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Trump’s Secretary Of Education Would Love To Do Away With The Whole Department

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Following her confirmation as Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos shared that she views her department as useless, but sees an opportunity to minimize its impact. “It would be fine with me to have myself worked out of a job,” said DeVos to Axios. “But I’m not sure…

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Dems To Force Pence Tie Breaker Vote In DeVos Confirmation

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democratic Senators remain unanimously opposed to Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos, a move that could very likely force Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, according to a Wednesday report from Politico. Republicans hold a two-seat majority in the Senate, but Sens. Lisa Murkowski and…