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Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work

Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802968/education-secretary-linda-mcmahon-senate-hearing) Here are some of the moments that stood out from the hearing

Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts

senators questioning Education Department cuts ![On Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended proposed cuts to education spending — and shared plans to hire more lawyers to work on civil rights cases after

The Education Department is hiring — while it's being dismantled

Linda McMahon acknowledged that, in some areas, the overall reduction-in-force at her agency had gone too far: "You always just want to cut fat. … Sometimes you cut into the muscle and you cut