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Linda McMahon

Linda McMahon

Secretary of Education

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

"By leveraging Treasury's world-renowned expertise in finance and economic policy, we are confident that American students, borrowers, and taxpayers will finally have functioning programs after decades of mismanagement." — March 2026 statement

"[Harvard] should no longer seek federal grants" — message described in Harvard-affiliated reporting.

Stories

Trump administration dismantles Education Department through interagency transfers

Rule Changes

Leading the department's dismantling from the inside

The federal government has managed student loans from the same place for decades: the Education Department's Federal Student Aid office. On March 19, the Treasury Department began absorbing that function — starting with $180 billion in defaulted loans held by 9.2 million borrowers, with plans to eventually take over the entire $1.7 trillion portfolio and the financial aid application that 17 million students complete each year.

Updated Mar 20

Trump administration takes Harvard funding-freeze loss to appeals court, betting on a bigger fight over university control

Rule Changes

Named in the broader campaign and correspondence over grants and conditions

Harvard won. A federal judge said the government unlawfully cut off Harvard’s research money—then ordered the taps turned back on. Now the Trump administration is appealing, keeping a cloud over a sprawling research portfolio that runs from medical breakthroughs to national-security science.

Updated Dec 19, 2025