The Senate has advanced the nomination of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education for a final round of voting.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is informing all employees that the administration will embark on a "momentous final mission" to send education back to the states, Fox News Digital learned.

McMahon will take over a department that has already undergone significant changes.

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The GOP-controlled Senate approved former wrestling industry executive Linda McMahon as the next secretary of the Education Department.

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department, paving the way for President Donald Trump to dismantle the agency.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Monday confirmed former wrestling exec and billionaire Linda McMahon as the next Secretary of Education. With a demonstrated lack of knowledge about even the most basic education laws and policies, McMahon is now the head of a department that Trump has called a “ big con job ” that he hopes to dismantle.

The US Senate has picked former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education secretary. This position places her at the helm of a department that President Donald Trump has criticised and promised to disassemble.

World Wrestling Entertainment cofounder Linda McMahon was confirmed along party lines by the US Senate on Monday to lead the Department of Education — which is already cutting funding and offering buyouts to its workforce as President Trump has made clear he wants the agency “closed immediately.”

North Carolina native Linda McMahon testified two weeks ago before a Senate committee that she supported President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to close the Department of Education. Knowing that, the U.S. Senate confirmed McMahon’s nomination for education secretary Monday night in a 51-to-45 vote.