Trump names Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Linda McMahon as the new Secretary of Education. This announcement came after it became clear she would not be appointed as Commerce Secretary. McMahon previously served as the head of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. She is currently the chair of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank she co-founded in 2021. Before her political career, McMahon was the CEO of WWE, which she helped grow into a major entertainment company. She has also run for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut twice but did not win.