Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union sources told CNN Wednesday.

President Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, Linda McMahon, cleared her committee vetting Thursday, setting up a final round of confirmation votes on the Senate floor. McMahon, who led Trump’s Small Business Administration during his first term,

Mass firings mostly targeting probationary employees began last week at the Department of Education, General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Small Business Administration,

Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union sources told CNN Wednesday.

Scores of firings are underway at the Department of Education and Small Business Administration. It's part of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's government efficiency efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration,

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

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.

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

Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon faced hecklers who invoked her WWE days and tough questions about her plans to abolish the department as she entered the political arena Thursday for a

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.

Greenwich's Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of education, said she would 'reorient the department' at her confirmation hearing.