Betsy Devos

Trump Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao Interviewed By Jan. 6 Committee

Elaine Chao, Donald Trump's former transportation secretary and Sen. Mitch McConnel's wife, has been interviewed by the January 6 Commission.…

2 years ago

‘Department of Education Should Not Exist,’ Trump Education Sec. Betsy DeVos Says

Former President Donald Trump's Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, recently claimed that America would be better off without the Department…

2 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Becomes 2nd Trump Cabinet Member To Resign After Capitol Riot

Betsy DeVos has announced her resignation from her position as Secretary of Education. DeVos, like Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao…

4 years ago

Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Under Investigation For Potential Violation Of Hatch Act

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is under investigation by the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) for a potential violation of…

4 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Work Schedule Remains Empty As Trump Administration Pushes Schools To Reopen

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' work calendar has also been mostly empty for several weeks, including no events on her public…

4 years ago

Billionaire Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Security Has Cost Taxpayers $25 Million So Far

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos remains socially distanced in her sprawling 22,000-square-foot waterfront estate on Lake Macatawa, Michigan, which boasts an…

4 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Works Remotely From Michigan Mansion While Ordering Schools To Reopen

As learning institutions across the U.S. attempt to reopen mid-pandemic, public education advocates are reprimanding Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos…

4 years ago

WATCH: Betsy DeVos Pushes For Schools To Reopen In Fall, Unable To Say How Government Will Protect Kids

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos pressed the need for schools to reopen in the fall on Sunday morning, but failed…

4 years ago

Trump Vetoes Bill That Helps Defrauded Students To Get Loan Forgiveness

On Friday, President Donald Trump vetoed a measure to stop Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new rule scheduled to be effective…

4 years ago

Betsy DeVos Compares Abortion Rights Advocates To Supporters Of Slavery

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos compared pro-choice supporters of abortion to 19th-century supporters of slavery who thought the issue should be…

5 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Seeks To Ease Sexual Harassment Rules On College Campuses

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, in partnership with men's rights activist groups, has proposed to ease nationwide sexual assault rules to protect…

5 years ago

Federal Judge Rules Education Secretary Betsy DeVos In Contempt Of Court

A federal judge ruled that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is in contempt of court. The federal judge imposed a…

5 years ago

Betsy DeVos’s Security Detail To Cost Taxpayers Nearly $8 Million In 2019

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's security detail cost $6.24 million in the 2019 fiscal year. The cost of her security detail…

5 years ago

Betsy DeVos Defends Cutting $17.6 Million In Special Olympics’ Funding, Eliminating All Federal Support

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday defended a proposal to reduce federal funding for the Special Olympics by $17.6 million after a…

6 years ago

Trump Administration Proposes Caps On Student Loan Borrowing, Part Of Ivanka Trump Initiative

On Monday, President Donald Trump's administration proposed new limits on federal students loans graduate students and parents borrow to finance college…

6 years ago

Betsy DeVos, Steve Mnuchin & Wilbur Ross Grew Millions Richer In 2017

Leading members of President Donald Trump's cabinet, Betsy DeVos, Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross took in tens of millions of…

6 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Considers Using Federal Funding To Arm Schools

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering whether to allow states to purchase guns for educators using federal funding, an idea…

6 years ago

Betsy DeVos’ Yacht Suffers $10,000 In Damages After Being Untied From Dock

A yacht owned by the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suffered damage early Sunday in Ohio when it was…

6 years ago