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.

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. Trump on Wednesday reiterated his call to shutter the department,

Trump has repeatedly talked about his desire to close the Education Department, which he alleged “indoctrinate(s) America’s youth with all sorts of things," on the campaign trail.

A Senate committee voted Thursday to advance Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as President Donald Trump's education secretary, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to shut down.

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.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Education secretary by a party-line vote of 12-11 on Thursday. McMahon, who appears to be on a path to likely confirmation,

At her confirmation hearing, Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department wouldn’t state definitively whether Black history courses in schools across the country are in violation of the president’s new policy.

Federal prosecutors have ended their criminal investigation into whether former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO and chairman Vince McMahon tried to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct with multiple former employees,

Linda McMahon, President Trump's education secretary nominee, wants to dismantle the department. What that means for California's K-12 funding, financial aid and student loans.

Linda McMahon's Senate confirmation hearing Thursday featured protests, DEI debates, discussions on trans athletes and scrutiny over DOGE spending cuts.