Nov 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon has been a constant presence in Donald Trump’s tumultuous orbit, serving in his first administration and supporting his presidential campaigns. Now he’s chosen her to serve as Education secretary. Here’s a look at McMahon’s background, from business to politics.

Feb 13, 2025 · Linda McMahon arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.

Nov 20, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of education comes after months of campaign promises to broaden families’ access to public money for private...

5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle.. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump’s agenda.

Linda Marie McMahon (/ məkˈmæn /; née Edwards; born October 4, 1948) is an American politician, business executive, and former professional wrestling promoter who has served as the 13th United States secretary of education since 2025.

4 days ago · Linda McMahon during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty

5 days ago · WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45. ... Labor and Pensions Committee in Washington, Feb. 13, 2025. ...

5 days ago · Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in ...

5 days ago · The upper chamber voted 51-45, with several absences, to confirm McMahon to run the department tasked with overseeing the country’s education system. Her nomination advanced out of the Senate ...

Feb 13, 2025 · Months after she was announced to be President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon is on the hot seat in Capitol Hill on Thursday as she faces senators over the future of the agency, which the president has vowed to kill.