Senate Committee Advances Bill To Block Education Department Transfers

A bipartisan group of senators is moving to block at least some of the Trump administration's effort to dismantle the Department of Education . The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved S. 5046 on Thursday by a 13-9 vote , sending it to the full Senate. The bill, introduced July 21 by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska),…