Fla., reacts to Democrats blocking a bill to ban biological men from women's sports and Linda McMahon being confirmed as Trump's education secretary.

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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a protest against the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary, outside the US Capitol on February 12, 2025, in Washington,

The Senate has advanced the nomination of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education for a final round of voting.

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While the nation’s attention is fixated on the confirmation hearing of Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at dismantling the Department of Education and his directives to e

Linda McMahon, a former Senate candidate from Connecticut and GOP megadonor, will take the helm of the U.S. Department of Education at a pivotal time for the agency following her confirmation on

Linda McMahon, a major Republican donor and a former pro-wrestling executive, was confirmed Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Education.

Linda McMahon was sworn in as the next Secretary of Education on Monday shortly after being confirmed to the post in a full Senate vote.

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department by a party-line vote of 51 to 45.

Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.