Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Dept. of Education
Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive and Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, is systematically dismantling the Department of Education despite lacking education policy experience, driven by Trump’s directive to abolish the agency—a mission shaped by her background in professio
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