Betsy Devos, an unqualified billionaire with a knack for destroying education in her own state, has been confirmed as the country's new Secretary of Education. Many are wondering whether the strategic Republican marketing of "school choice" has any leg to stand on.
President Barack Obama's second US Supreme Court pick, Elena Kagan, won Senate confirmation Thursday as just the fourth woman to reach the high bench, giving Democrats a welcome election-year boost.
Supporters and opponents of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are getting their final say on the Senate floor, although she seems a safe bet for confirmation.
Even though the changing of the top guard might bring an enormous shift to Afghanistan war policies, lawmakers are rushing to confirm the new commander of the war effort chosen by President Obama to replace his "runaway general."
