Senate convenes for vote to confirm Linda McMahon

Senate will vote on confirming Linda McMahon to lead an education agency Trump has vowed to close
The Senate is voting on whether to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief.
Who is Linda McMahon? CT resident could be Trump’s education secretary
McMahon, of Greenwich, awaits a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what to know about her.
Senate tees up final vote on Trump Education pick Linda McMahon
The Senate on Thursday teed up the final confirmation vote for Linda McMahon, President Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. Lawmakers voted 51-47 to move McMahon to a final vote, likely
Linda McMahon's nomination as Education secretary moves to full Senate
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.
Committee approves Linda McMahon to lead Education Department
McMahon, who lives in Greenwich, was advanced out of a U.S. Senate committee along party lines. CT Sen. Chris Murphy voted no.
Trump Education pick Linda McMahon clears committee, setting up confirmation vote
McMahon, who led Trump’s Small Business Administration during his first term, was approved in a party-line vote by all 12 Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
NC native Linda McMahon moves closer to leading Department of Education
A Senate committee approved of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. She now moves to a full Senate vote.
Video: LIVE: Senate votes on Linda McMahon’s confirmation as Secretary of Education
Senate votes on Linda McMahon’s confirmation as Secretary of Education Watch live as the Senate votes on whether to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role placing her atop a department President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle.

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President Trump and Linda McMahon, his choice for secretary of education, have vowed to dismantle the Department of Education ...
McMahon says she ‘wholeheartedly’ agrees with Trump plan to abolish Education Department
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said she “wholeheartedly” agrees with his plan ...
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Alex Garcia: McMahon wants to deliver a blow to public education
Once in charge, Linda McMahon will likely oversee the dismantling of the Department of Education in order to “cut waste” and turn education “back to the states.” This attack on the public ...
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Linda McMahon
Data tells a different story. Education Department Secretary nominee Linda McMahon offered a wide array of promises to bolster the department amid President Donald Trump’s threat to shutter ...