President Trump believes that the bureaucracy in Washington should be abolished so that we can return education to the states, where it belongs,” Linda McMahon wrote.

At her confirmation hearing last week, Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, walked a thin line. On the one hand, she needed to assure Congress and the American people that she was fit for a cabinet-level position.

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 abolish.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted 12-11 along party lines on Thursday to advance Linda McMahon’s nomination for education secretary. Her nomination will be considered by the full U.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education: “While I find some areas of common ground with Ms.

McMahon’s confirmation hearing last week drew protests, as Democrats voiced opposition to Trump's goal of closing the Education Department.

On Thursday, the committee voted to advance the nomination of McMahon for Education secretary to a full Senate vote. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., spoke in opposition to her nomination during the ...

At her confirmation hearing last week, Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, walked a thin line. On the one hand, she needed to assure Congress and the American ...