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Education Department Next Target? [1]

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Date: 2025-02-03

While Trump has been vocal about closing the Education Department, the agency appears to have also drawn the attention of Elon Musk’s government efficiency operation, which picked apart the US Agency for International Development over the weekend.

According to a third person granted anonymity to discuss sensitive information, representatives from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency were working at Education Department headquarters Monday and seeking access to agency records.

..The nomination hearing for Trump’s nominee to lead the department, billionaire pro wrestling magnate Linda McMahon, hasn’t yet been scheduled as her team waits for her financial disclosures and other paperwork to be cleared by the Office of Government Ethics.

Once McMahon does face a Senate confirmation hearing, she will likely face even sharper questions on whether she thinks her agency-in-waiting should exist….

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