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.

A Senate committee voted Thursday to advance Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as President Donald Trump's education secretary, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to shut down.

At her confirmation hearing, Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department wouldn’t state definitively whether Black history courses in schools across the country are in violation of the president’s new policy.

Linda McMahon expressed her support for protecting women and girls from trans athlete inclusion during her confirmation hearing on Thursday.

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 Senate committee voted Thursday to advance Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as President Donald Trump's education secretary, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to shut down.

Committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Linda McMahon for Education Secretary to a full Senate vote.

Linda McMahon's Senate confirmation hearing Thursday featured protests, DEI debates, discussions on trans athletes and scrutiny over DOGE spending cuts.

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

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Education secretary by a party-line vote of 12-11 on Thursday. McMahon, who appears to be on a path to likely confirmation,

Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to a

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.