Senate advances Linda McMahon nomination for Education secretary, setting up final vote for Monday

The Senate on Thursday advanced Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon's nomination in a critical vote along party lines, setting her nomination up for a final vote early next week.

The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination in a 51-47 vote, which sets her confirmation up for a full vote on Monday. No Democrat supported advancing the nomination. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions cleared her nomination last week.

President Donald Trump nominated McMahon, who served as co-chair of his transition team, last year. She previously led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term, and served as chairwoman of the board for America First Policy Institute. 

The vote comes after McMahon confirmed that she supported Trump's plan to abolish the Education Department. 

“President Trump believes that the bureaucracy in Washington should be abolished so that we can return education to the states, where it belongs," McMahon wrote in a statement on Monday. “I wholeheartedly support and agree with this mission.”

During the 2024 presidential election, Trump promised to end the DOE and send education back to the states.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.