In a 2.5-hour long Senate hearing peppered by outbursts from anti-Trump protesters, McMahon, who led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term, spoke of an education system in decay,
A key panel advanced the nomination of Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump ’s pick to lead the Education Department, voting 12-11 to send her nomination to the Senate floor. The nomination of the former Small Business Administration director and a longtime Trump ally advanced along party lines,
Linda McMahon is testifying before the Senate at 10 a.m. ahead of her confirmation vote to be Secretary of Education. McMahon previously served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration in President Donald Trump’s first administration.