5 Takeaways From Education Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon’s Confirmation Hearing

At her confirmation hearing, just days after President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) embarked on deep cuts to the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, the president’s pick for Secretary of Education, was asked how a federal agency on the chopping block could continue to serve the majority of K-12 and university students across America. McMahon appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in Washington on Feb. 13. During Trump’s first administration, McMahon, 76, served as administrator of the Small Business Administration. She and her husband, Vince McMahon, founded World Wrestling Entertainment. McMahon previously served on Connecticut’s board of education and is currently on Sacred Heart University’s board of trustees. She also chaired the America First Policy Institute think tank and twice ran, unsuccessfully, for the U.S. Senate....