President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department

Massachusetts officials condemn McMahon's plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, warning of negative impacts on students, especially those with disabilities, and the loss of $2 billion in federal funding.

Between DOGE and new Secretary Linda McMahon, the department is allegedly on its “final mission.” One of President Donald Trump’s biggest targets in his second term has been the Education Department,

East Carolina graduate and New Bern native Linda McMahon has one of the most unique jobs given to a department leader of President Donald Trump's administration.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead and dismantle the U.S. Department of Education was confirmed Monday night, much to the dismay of local educators.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday said she would lead a "final mission" to end bloat at the government department that President Donald Trump has targeted for closure, and that she aimed to transfer oversight of education to state governments.

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 was sworn in as the next Secretary of Education on Monday shortly after being confirmed to the post in a full Senate vote.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement on X that Trump won't sign an order Thursday, as some media outlets have reported, but she did not rule out action coming later.

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire and former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon as the secretary of Education, an agency President Donald Trump wants to abolish. All but two members of the 22-member Cabinet have been been confirmed with the exceptions Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the Labor Department and Elise Stefanik as United Nations ambassador.

Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday taking the first steps toward closing the Department of Education, a White House official tells NewsNation.