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How Linda McMahon Got to Be Trump’s Education Secretary Pick

Linda McMahon, a World Wrestling Entertainment mogul and longtime booster of President Trump who served in his first administration, is beginning her confirmation hearings as she seeks to lead the Department of Education. Zach Montague, a reporter for The New York Times covering the department, reviews her history.

‘The Boss of Everyone and Everything’: Trump Seeks to Influence Many Spheres

13 February 2025 at 12:00
No paper straws or local bike lanes. President Trump is increasingly trying to enforce his will on areas like the arts, sports, news, private companies and college campuses.

Trump’s Plan to Remake the Federal Work Force

One of President Trump’s first executive orders claims the power to fire, and hire, tens of thousands of career civil servants across the government. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” explains the order, which has drawn lawsuits from federal unions.
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