Linda McMahon appointed as Education Secretary in Trump administration

Linda McMahon has been selected by Donald Trump to serve as Education Secretary. She has a strong background in business, co-founding World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and previously serving as head of the Small Business Administration. McMahon has run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut twice but lost both times. She has supported Trump financially and politically, chairing a super PAC for his 2020 campaign and co-chairing his transition team for the current presidential run. Trump aims to close the Education Department, which McMahon will oversee. This move would require congressional action, as the department was established in 1979.