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Sparks fly between Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Dem Rep. Watson Coleman: 'You should feel shameful'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon clashes with Democrat Rep. Watson Coleman in fiery hearing over Trump’s plan to shrink the ...
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WATCH LIVE: Education Secretary McMahon testifies on 2026 budget request in House hearing
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify Wednesday on the White House’s budget request for the agency that President Donald Trump has ordered to be dismantled.
Trump education Secy Linda McMahon Grilled In House Hearing: ‘World of wrestling different than…’
Congressman Mark Pocan grilled Education Secretary Linda McMahon over her WWE-style hiring and firing practices, quipping, “Maybe the world of all-star wrestling is different than my world of business ...
Judge blocks Trump layoffs, order to close Education Department
A district judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order calling for the closure of the Department of Education ...
Education Department opens investigation of admissions at selective Virginia high school
The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in ...
McMahon investigates Fairfax County admissions policy that ‘dashed’ dreams of Asian students
The announcement of McMahon's investigation came the day after Virginia's attorney general found Thomas Jefferson High School guilty of discriminating against Asian students.
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McMahon Plays Defense on the Hill
The education secretary sparred with congressional Democrats over sweeping cuts to her department at a fiery House committee ...
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House Democrats press McMahon to preserve Office of Civil Rights amid cuts
At a congressional hearing, Education Secretary Linda McMahon assured lawmakers that, though the size of the office is being ...