World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed along party lines by the US Senate on Monday to lead the Department of Education — which is already cutting funding and offering buyouts to its workforce as President Trump has made clear he wants the agency “closed immediately.”

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department, paving the way for President Donald Trump to dismantle the agency.

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed ... McMahon, who previously served as the head of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term, will be tasked with shutting down ...

The Senate is voting Monday on whether to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that would place her atop a department that President Donald