Two Republican senators came out on Monday against confirming President Trump's choice for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska made back-to-back floor speeches in the Senate announcing their opposition. The Hill: The defections set up a potential 51-50 vote in the Senate to confirm DeVos, with Vice President Pence breaking the tie. It would be the first time a vice president has been the deciding vote on a nomination, and the first time a vice president has had to break a Senate tie since March 2008, when Vice President Dick Cheney cast a deciding vote on a package of tax cuts. DeVos’s nomination will move before Sen. Jeff Sessions’s nod as attorney general to ensure that the Alabama Republican can cast a vote for Trump’s Education pick.  The Senate could take a final vote on DeVos as soon as Friday, though Democrats are expected to use the Senate’s procedural roadblocks to drag...(Read Full Post)