Linda McMahon faced tough questions in the Senate during her confirmation hearing to be the secretary of the Department of Education. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz goes over what could come next if she's confirmed.

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 department as she entered the political arena Thursday for a Senate confirmation hearing.

McMahon's confirmation proceedings are likely to focus on how she would handle President Trump's plans to dissolve the U.S. Education Department.

McMahon said that while the administration aims to restructure the Department of Education, key programs will continue to operate.

Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.

President Trump's Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon faces fiery questioning from senators about the president's goal of dismantling the department.

In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.

Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive now nominated for education secretary, faced questions from senators about how she plans to lead an agency that President Donald Trump intends to dismantle.

A Senate committee forwarded the nomination of Linda McMahon for education secretary to the full Senate despite worries of President Donald Trump's comments about dismantling the Department of Education.

La., questioned Linda McMahon about President Trump's plans to potentially downsize or eliminate the Department of Education. McMahon assured Cassidy any major changes to the department would require congressional action and that states and localities would still receive federal funds for programs.

At her confirmation hearing last week, Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, walked a thin line. On the one hand, she needed to assure Congress and the American people that she was fit for a cabinet-level position.

Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said she “wholeheartedly” agrees with his plan to abolish the federal agency.   The statement came in response to