A Senate committee forwarded the nomination of Linda McMahon for education secretary to the full Senate despite worries of President Donald Trump's comments about dismantling the Department of Education.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Education secretary by a party-line vote of 12-11 on Thursday. McMahon, who appears to be on a path to likely confirmation,

Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to abolish.