The Trump presidency on Feb. 7 at 6:00 P.M. EST

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The Trump presidency on Feb. 7 at 6:00 P.M. EST

(Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday: CABINET AND NOMINATIONS The Senate confirms billionaire Betsy DeVos as education secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence casting an unprecedented tie-breaking vote, and another controversial nominee, Jeff Sessions for attorney general, wins committee approval. The Senate's top Democrat accuses Trump's Supreme Court pick of avoiding answering questions "like the plague" and dodging efforts to gauge his judicial independence during a meeting that deepened his concerns about the nominee. Andrew Puzder, Trump's choice to lead the Labor Department, admits to employing an undocumented immigrant, a revelation of the type that has derailed Cabinet nominees in previous administrations.

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The Latest: Chaffetz says he and Trump didn't talk oversight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):

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House votes to block Obama rules on public lands, education

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to overturn Obama-era rules on the environment and education as GOP lawmakers seek to reverse years of what they see as excessive government regulation during the past eight years of a Democratic president.

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AP FACT CHECK: Trump botches murder rate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's dark view of violent crime in America rests largely on a bogus claim: that the murder rate is higher than it's been in nearly half a century. Actually, the murder rate is down sharply in that time, despite a recent spike.

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