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Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Department of Education

NPR | By Dave Davies
Published April 22, 2026 at 10:21 AM CDT

A former pro-wrestling executive, McMahon is now the education secretary Trump tasked with abolishing the agency. New Yorker writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role.

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