McMahon's confirmation proceedings are likely to focus on how she would handle Donald Trump's plans to dissolve the U.S. Education Department.

Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon is the next Cabinet pick of President Trump’s to face a showdown with lawmakers — and the first he has told to “put yourself out of a

The day before the U.S. Senate is set to consider the nomination of Linda McMahon as secretary of education, the president told reporters he wanted the department "closed immediately."

McMahon’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday at 10 am (local time) where she will try to defend her job in a department that Trump is eyeing to kill

President Trump's Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance.

Recent executive actions related to education have colleges and Democrats worried, but key Republican lawmakers remain supportive of Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department.

McMahon is scheduled to testify in a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. EST. Watch live in our player above. That was 15 years ago, when McMahon was beginning a stint on the Connecticut Board of Education.