Linda E. McMahon

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   Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

   Appointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary

   DOGE terminated 89 education-research contracts advertised at $881 million · IES data collections and program evaluations were canceled or interrupted

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   Linda McMahon was sworn in as the 13th secretary of education on March 3, 2025, after appointment by President Trump, and the department listed her among its senior officials on June 10, 2026.

   McMahon becomes Trump's education secretary · Education secretary as of June 10, 2026

3. documented

   Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

   Appointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary

   A shrunken SBA was assigned a $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolio · The administration announced the portfolio transfer while implementation remained unresolved

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   Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

   Appointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary

   A court blocked Education and OPM from disclosing personal records to DOGE · Preliminary injunction restricted disclosures while the Privacy Act case proceeded

5. documented

   Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

   Appointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary

   An appeals court temporarily restored DOGE access at Education and OPM · Appellate stay allowed access during the government's appeal

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   Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

   Appointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary

   Senate minority staff estimated $91.5 million for Education Department leave · $91.47 million minority-staff estimate through July 2025

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   Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

   Appointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary

   Education Department staffing fell by more than 45 percent · Education had the largest percentage workforce decline among GAO's 22 agencies