McMahon, of Greenwich, awaits a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what to know about her.

Linda McMahon moves one step closer to confirmation as secretary of the Education Department as Trump seeks to dismantle it.

Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.

Senators in the education committee voted to approve McMahon’s nomination. Her nomination will now go to the full Senate for final approval.

A Senate committee forwarded the nomination of Linda McMahon for education secretary to the full Senate despite worries of President Donald Trump's comments about dismantling the Department of Education.

McMahon, who led Trump’s Small Business Administration during his first term, was approved in a party-line vote by all 12 Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Linda McMahon, President Trump’s pick for Education secretary, passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Thursday morning, sending her confirmation to the full

President Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, advocated for the president's plans to abolish the department at her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

A Senate committee approved of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. She now moves to a full Senate vote.

Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to a

Committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Linda McMahon for Education Secretary to a full Senate vote.