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Displaying all articles tagged:
Betsy Devos
last night on late night
Feb. 14, 2017
Tonight Show
’s
Faux
Betsy DeVos Stops by to Apologize for W.E.B. Du Bois Gaffe
After the U.S. Department of Education misspelled the late author, activist, and historian’s name on Twitter.
By
Halle Kiefer
Feb. 11, 2017
Betsy DeVos Asked Twitter a Question, and Twitter Was Not Amused
Warning: Potential grizzlies ahead.
By
Jared T. Miller
education
Feb. 10, 2017
Betsy DeVos May Be in Charge of Public Schools But She Can’t Get Inside Them
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was blocked from entering a Washington, D.C., school by protesters.
By
Gabriella Paiella
Feb. 10, 2017
Jo Firestone Makes the Perfect Betsy DeVos on ‘The Tonight Show’
Back in December, The Tonight Show hired four new writers to its staff, and if you were curious what kind of comedy they might bring to the […]
By
Megh Wright
the national interest
Feb. 10, 2017
Why Was Betsy DeVos the One Trump Nominee Who Provoked Opposition?
Democrats can muster enormous political energy against Trump. But can they channel it effectively?
By
Jonathan Chait
casting couch
Feb. 9, 2017
Christine Baranski Is Down to Play Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on
SNL
“We have that strong jawline, don’t we?”
By
Devon Ivie
Feb. 7, 2017
Betsy DeVos May Be Hurting Her Cause of School Privatization
Trump’s secretary of Education has become a rallying point for public-school defenders.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 7, 2017
WATCH: Betsy DeVos Was Just Confirmed in an Unprecedented Tiebreaker Vote
Vice-President Mike Pence delivered the first tie-breaking vote for a cabinet appointee in history.
By
Christine Nguyen
and
Jared T. Miller
Feb. 7, 2017
Red-State Democrats Not Rushing to Help Republicans Just Yet
The GOP assumed that Dems from pro-Trump states might be of help in the Senate. It’s not looking that way.
By
Ed Kilgore
gave him apizza her mind
Feb. 6, 2017
Voter Uses Pizza Order to Beg Senator to Reject Trump’s Cabinet Pick
Orrin Hatch’s phone lines were busy, so a woman added a special message to her order.
By
Clint Rainey
Feb. 3, 2017
Mike Pence Will Likely Break Senate Tie on DeVos. He’d Better Get Used to It.
With GOP holding a narrow margin in the Senate, and with the declining use of filibusters, ties could become commonplace.
By
Ed Kilgore
select all
Feb. 2, 2017
Philadelphia Teacher Starts Crowdfunding Campaign to ‘Buy’ Pat Toomey’s Vote
“If Betsy DeVos can buy Senator Toomey’s vote, we should be allowed to do the same.”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Feb. 1, 2017
Democrats Need to Flip One More Republican to Block Betsy DeVos
One vote away from keeping the billionaire heiress to the Amway fortune from becoming Education Secretary.
By
Eric Levitz
government gazillionaires
Jan. 23, 2017
The Billionaires (and Mega-Millionaires) Trump Wants in His Cabinet
Populism has seldom been so rich. A nominee dossier.
By
Nick Tabor
and
James D. Walsh
title ix
Jan. 18, 2017
Here’s What a Trump Administration Means for Campus Sexual Assault
Betsy DeVos, Trump’s embattled nominee for Secretary of Education, refused to say whether she’d uphold Title IX.
By
Katie Van Syckle
trump transition
Jan. 18, 2017
Does Betsy DeVos Really Believe in Public Schools?
The would-be secretary of Education is committed to eroding accountability for the use of taxpayers’ education funding.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump transition
Jan. 18, 2017
6 Testy Moments From Trump Education Pick Betsy DeVos’s Confirmation Hearing
She would not promise not to privatize public schools and said schools may need guns on campus to fend off grizzly bears.
By
Margaret Hartmann
trump transition
Jan. 10, 2017
Hearing Delayed for Trump Pick Betsy DeVos, Whose Ethics Report Is Not Finished
The announcement did not mention complaints that the rushed confirmation process leaves no time for proper vetting.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Nov. 30, 2016
It’s Really Hard to Destroy Public Schools From Washington
The federal Department of Education doesn’t have the money or clout to force the kind of widespread school privatization Betsy DeVos likely wants.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 23, 2016
Trump Picks Wealthy Voucher Proponent to Head Education Department
Betsy DeVos is his gift to the Christian right.
By
Ed Kilgore