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Senate votes to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary
The Senate voted 64 to 33 to confirm him.
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
The Senate voted 64 to 33 to confirm him.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Houston to survey the damage from Texas' recent storm.
The 59-year-old Washington Post columnist was killed after entering a Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
Just two weeks ago, the Senate Minority Leader called the former president "practically and morally responsible for provoking the events" of January 6.
The Biden administration is distributing more than 25 million masks, targeting low-income communities.
The order calls for a review of supply chains for critical goods, including pharmaceuticals and large capacity batteries.
The president will meet with local leaders in Texas after a winter storm that devastated the state.
No country has lost more lives to the pandemic than the U.S.
The West Virginia senator cited Tanden's past tweets, which he said would have a "toxic and detrimental impact" on the relationship between the OMB and Congress.
The president said he'll sign the major disaster declaration Friday, which will unlock more FEMA resources for Texas.
President Biden reiterated his intent to move away from some of the global engagement policies of the last four years.
The Centers for Disease Control has not said vaccinations are a requirement for teachers to return to the classroom.
The president made the remarks during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.
The Senate minority leader voted against impeaching Trump Saturday but blamed the former president for the rioting at the Capitol on January 6.
The House speaker also said a supplemental appropriation is needed to protect members of Congress.