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Trump's education nominee's response to a question about guns in schools during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill sparked outrage among Democrats and many on social media
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DeVos argues for school choice, disavows conversion therapy
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Interior nominee Ryan Zinke doesn't believe climate change is hoax
President-elect Donald Trump has claimed in the past that climate change is a hoax, though he has also said he's keeping an open mind on the issue
"Heartbroken" inaugural parade announcer gets new gig
Washington institution who has announced inaugural parades for 60 years found out he would not be announcing Trump's inauguration
Obama pardons retired Gen. James Cartwright for lying during leak probe
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Chelsea Manning was convicted in 2013 in military court for providing to WikiLeaks more than 700,000 secret military and State Department documents
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