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The Fox News Rundown

Extra: Linda McMahon on Civics, Scores and Shuttering Agencies

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Politics, Daily News, News

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration has set out on some ambitious endeavors. Among them is the dismantling of the Department of Education. Beyond structural shifts, they are also looking to reignite interest in civics and government on the ground in all 50 states. During the week, we often cut interviews short. We thought you’d like to hear the entire interview. Today on the FOX News Rundown Extra, we share the full interview with Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who spoke about her “History Rocks!” tour, the White House’s plans to reverse falling grades and whether her role will have a successor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Fox News Rundown Extra.

0:05.5

I'm Chris Foster.

0:06.9

As part of the Trump administration's celebration of America's 250th birthday,

0:10.4

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is visiting schools in all 50 states.

0:14.1

A month the department calls the History Rocks Trail to Independence Tour,

0:18.0

their speeches, activities, and contests for the kids.

0:21.0

Linna McMahon is the 13th United States Education Secretary, and the last if she and President

0:25.4

Trump get their way. They want authority and responsibility for education given back to the

0:29.5

states, although it would take an act of Congress to truly abolish the agency it created in 1979.

0:34.9

She spoke with our Lisa Brady here in New York about all of that and the state of American

0:38.4

education in general, during a conversation that we cut down for the regular Fox News

0:42.5

Rundown.

0:43.4

You can hear the whole thing here now.

0:45.1

Thanks for listening and subscribing.

0:46.9

Now, Education Secretary Lyndon McMahon, Lisa Brady, on the Fox News Rundown Extra.

0:55.6

So I want to start out by asking about the history rocks tour.

1:00.1

What is it? What's the goal of it?

1:02.7

It's helping to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country, number one.

1:08.0

But it is, it's like an assembly that we do in schools all around the country.

1:14.4

And it's really fun. But, you know, the whole school, you know, will come. And it's a combination of

1:21.3

history facts and questions about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States.

1:28.7

There are federal questions that are asked. There are state questions just pertinent to that

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