Education Secretary Linda McMahon discusses the Supreme Court allowing Education Department layoffs on 'The Story.'

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 3, 2025, in her exchange with Senator Patty Murray, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon revealed no study or analysis was conducted to justify the department's staff cuts.

In an interview with NBC News, the education secretary said Harvard still needs to do more to combat antisemitism and vet international students.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department. The justices on Monday paused a lower court order that had halted nearly 1,

"With this GREAT Supreme Court Decision, our Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, may begin this very important process," Trump wrote.

A lawsuit filed Monday against Trump, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and Office of Budgement Management Director Russell Vought claimed that the Trump administration had “caused chaos” for K-12 school districts by refusing to distribute funding to six long-standing grant programs.

The department urges all borrowers in the SAVE plan to quickly transition to a legally compliant repayment plan,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a news release.

The nearly 30-year-old policy, withdrawn by Secretary Linda McMahon, allowed non-qualified illegal immigrants to access federal public benefits.