WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm billionaire GOP donor and former wrestling industry executive Linda McMahon as the next secretary of the federal Department of Education.

The Senate has confirmed former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon to serve as President Donald Trump's Secretary of Education, heading the department that he intends to close ...

Her first order of business will be to dismantle the department she heads. WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45.

Linda McMahon, the new secretary of Education, sent out the agency’s “final mission” message to staffers after her confirmation vote on Monday, previewing President Trump’s plans to roll ...

She came ready to throw down. Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon faced hecklers who invoked her World Wrestling Entertainment days and tough questions about her plans to abolish the ...

Linda McMahon is confirmed to lead the Department of Education after a Senate vote. McMahon co-founded World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) but left the organization to enter politics. She also ...

Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of ...

WASHINGTON — 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 Trump has ...