THE CLOSEST – AT 12:46 P.M. ET:   Because of Democratic obstruction, many of the president's Cabinet nominees have not yet been confirmed by the Senate.  It is expected that all will eventually get through, but one will require a historic tie-breaking vote by the vice president.  From the New York Post: 

WASHINGTON — The Senate begins deliberations today on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, whose confirmation is likely to require a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence.

The final vote is shaping up as 50-50, with all Democrats unified in opposition along with two of the 52 Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Pence predicted Sunday he’ll be needed to push DeVos over the finish line.

“I’m going to be called on … for the first time in American history as vice president to cast the deciding tie-breaking vote for a cabinet nominee,” Pence told “Fox News Sunday.”

He blamed the close vote on Democratic “obstruction.”

“We are very confident that Betsy DeVos is going to be the secretary of education,” Pence added. “It would be my high honor to cast the deciding tie-breaking vote on the floor of the Senate.”

COMMENT:  What a disgrace!  Democrats are voting almost as a bloc against virtually all Trump's nominees.  How thoughtful.  How patriotic.  It is frightening to think of how the far left has the Democratic Party at its mercy.  Qualifications don't mean a thing.  Resistance is the only thing they know.

And they haven't even started on Judge Gorsuch, one of the finest nominees to the Supreme Court we've ever seen.

February 6, 2017