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Linda McMahon
May 28, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Education Secretary Offers Chilling Warning to Universities
Linda McMahon revealed how the administration intends to rein in universities.
May 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Suffers Massive Blow in War on Education Department
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Education Department, slamming the move as an attempt to take over the power of Congress.
March 21, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Newest Executive Order Gets Brutal Review in Fox News Poll
Even Fox News was forced to admit Donald Trump’s actions are wildly unpopular.
March 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Destroys Education Department in Terrifying Sign for Future
Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise straight out of Project 2025.
February 13, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Education Pick Refuses to Answer One Very Easy Question
Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, revealed the chilling next front line in Republicans’ anti-DEI crusade.
January 13, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Gets Insane Show of Support From Washington Post Editorial Board
The newspaper’s editorial board has fully caved to Donald Trump.
December 10, 2024
Astra Taylor, Eleni Schirmer
Biden’s Got One Last Chance to Cancel Student Debt
We won’t be talking student loan relief once Trump takes office. We’ll be talking about the abolition of the Department of Education.
November 20, 2024
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Latest Cabinet Pick Is Also Mired in a Sexual Abuse Scandal
Also, what does a former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment know about education?
August 16, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Reveals Transition Team Stacked With Stooges
Should he win in November, Donald Trump will get help from his sons and a corporate CEO to transition into the White House.
October 16, 2012
Eliza Gray
Why Doesn’t Wrestling Matter In Linda McMahon's Senate Race?
October 4, 2010
Bradford Plumer
CT Senate Debate: Is It Too Late To Pick Another Candidate?
September 9, 2010
Ed Kilgore
Your Guide to the New Hampshire Political Slugfest
September 2, 2010
Jonathan Chait
How Not To Spin Your Non-Plan
August 11, 2010
Jonathan Cohn
Why Dems Are Happy About the Primaries and I'm Not
August 5, 2010
Ed Kilgore
Tea Bags, Wind Bags, and Moneybags
June 8, 2010
Jonathan Chait
The Moralist In Repose

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