Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon is one step nearer to confirmation after the Senate cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday.
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
The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination in a 51-47 vote, which sets her confirmation up for a full vote on Monday. No Democrat supported advancing the nomination
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
Linda McMahon moves one step closer to confirmation as secretary of the Education Department as Trump seeks to dismantle it.
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Senate committee advances ex-wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretaryLinda 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 abolish.
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