On Monday, the GOP-led Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to become secretary of the Education Department, a federal agency that President Donald Trump has indicated he wants to dismantle in favor of giving states more power in running schools.
Senators voted 51-45 to approve McMahon, who is now the 20th Cabinet pick to be confirmed by the upper chamber and the 21st overall nominee for a leading role; Kash Patel got the nod to become FBI Director, which is not a Cabinet-level role.
“It’s an honor to serve as the 13th Secretary of Education under President Trump,” McMahon said on X with a photo of her being sworn in. “@POTUS pledged to make U.S. education the best in the world, return education to the states, and free students from bureaucracy through school choice. I intend to make good on those promises.”
It’s an honor to serve as the 13th Secretary of Education under President…
