Betsy DeVos has been confirmed as the nation's 11th secretary of education. The Senate vote on DeVos resulted in a tie with 50 for and 50 against. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie breaking vote that confirmed her nomination. DeVos's nomination was met with much backlash, but the GOP were overall unified in their vote. The two Republican Senators who joined the Senate's Democrats and independents in voting against DeVos were Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK).