(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (L) speaks during a White House press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (R) on November 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. McMahon addressed questions related to a recent initiative by the Trump administration to largely dismantle the Department of Education, moving many of its operations to other U.S. government agencies. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R) official U.S. Dept. of Education logo.

Education Secy. McMahon: Govt. shutdown ‘proved’ U.S. Dept. of Education is not needed

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took to the White House briefing room podium to deliver a bold message to the remaining bureaucrats at her Department: President Donald Trump’s mandate is clear — “drain the swamp,” empower parents and U.S. states, and work yourselves out of a failing agency by dismantling the bloated federal education machine once and for all.

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