Linda McMahon moves one step closer to confirmation as secretary of the Education Department as Trump seeks to dismantle it.

McMahon, who led Trump’s Small Business Administration during his first term, was approved in a party-line vote by all 12 Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted 12-11 along party lines on Thursday to advance Linda McMahon’s nomination for education secretary. Her nomination will be considered by the full U.