Linda McMahon's Senate confirmation hearing Thursday featured protests, DEI debates, discussions on trans athletes and scrutiny over DOGE spending cuts.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she was “concerned” about education secretary nominee Linda McMahon’s commitment to handling campus sexual assault claims.
Democrats pressed the nominee on Trump’s plan to close the agency, spending cuts and the fate of Black history classes during her confirmation hearing Thursday.
McMahon said that while the administration aims to restructure the Department of Education, key programs will continue to operate.
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
President Trump's education secretary nominee pledged to maintain school funding even as she works to end the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
WWE legend Vince McMahon is no longer being probed for allegedly covering up a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, his lawyer’s office confirmed to the Daily Beast on Wednesday. The federal probe,
Vince and Linda McMahon, both in their 70s, have built WWE into a billion-dollar empire while navigating numerous scandals and power shifts. Their rem
Vince and Linda McMahon have denied the allegations. In separate legal troubles, just last month McMahon paid $1.7 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to his alleged failure to properly disclose $19.6 million in ...
Columnist Susan Campbell asks 'how did we get here?' of Linda McMahon's pending rise to lead the U.S. Department of Education.