{"id":2615789,"date":"2026-06-18T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-launches-impeachment-attempt-on-trump-cabinet-member\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:32:14","slug":"house-democrat-launches-impeachment-attempt-on-trump-cabinet-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-launches-impeachment-attempt-on-trump-cabinet-member\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrat Launches Impeachment Attempt on Trump Cabinet Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrat-launches-impeachment-attempt-on-trump-cabinet-member%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a proposed impeachment plan against U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, launched by Democratic Representative Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon. Bonamici criticizes mcmahon for allegedly dismantling the Department of Education without proper authority and emphasizes the importance of public education access.McMahon counters by asserting that only Congress can shut down the department and criticizes Democrats for opposing efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-behind-anti-racist-math-push\/\" title=\"Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Behind \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Math Push\">improve student outcomes<\/a>.The discussion includes concerns over federal education spending, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >low student proficiency levels<\/a>, and recent departmental restructuring efforts, such as outsourcing civil rights and special needs programs to othre agencies. Additionally, Bonamici&#8217;s stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/s-d-governor-launches-national-coalition-to-challenge-policies-on-transgender-participation-in-womens-sports\/\" title=\"S.D. governor launches national coalition to challenge policies on transgender participation in women\u2019s sports\">allowing transgender athletes<\/a> to compete in women&#8217;s sports is mentioned, and also ongoing debates over the department\u2019s role and effectiveness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon has announced a long-shot plan to impeach Education Secretary Linda McMahon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecretary McMahon has betrayed students, families, and educators by dismantling and demolishing the Department of Education, something she does not have authority to do,\u201d Bonamici\u2019s office stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/bonamici.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/bonamici-announces-resolution-impeach-education-secretary-linda-mcmahon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news release<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon said Democrats are missing the point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress created the Department, and it would take an Act of Congress to shut it down,\u201d Bonamici\u2019s news release said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 90 percent of students in this country attend public schools. Students have the right to equal access without discrimination and students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate education. I will not stand by and let Sec. McMahon destroy the federal programs, funding, and research that are critical to public schools and the millions of students they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Bonamici defended allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/06\/16\/transgender-athlete-female-new-york-girls-shot-put-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">men<\/a> to compete in women\u2019s sports in 2023, the Daily Caller News Foundation previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/01\/14\/two-house-democrats-vote-protection-women-girls-sports-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt speaks volumes that House Democrats think an impeachable offense is working to improve student outcomes and reduce the federal bureaucracy,\u201d McMahon said in a statement to the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey must not be bothered by chronic failures of our education system that result in historic low test scores, a failed FAFSA form rollout, classrooms shuttered during COVID, designating parents as terrorists, and males in female locker rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington spends billions of taxpayer dollars annually \u2014 having spent more than $3 trillion since the Department of Education was established in 1980 \u2014 yet just one-third of children can read proficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the Democrats in Congress: do better,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bonamici\u2019s announcement follows the U.S. Department of Education announcing plans to outsource its civil rights office to the U.S. Department of Justice and its special needs programs to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership leverages DOJ\u2019s enforcement powers to create a more effective enforcement operation alongside ED\u2019s Office for Civil Rights,\u201d according to a government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/media\/document\/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-justice-civil-rights-partnership-114237.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fact sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ED-OCR has a \u201ctwo-decade-long\u201d agreement with the DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division affirming joint enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, according to the fact sheet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough our partnership with HHS, we will align federal services with the goal of strengthening academic outcomes and supporting individuals with disabilities so that they can achieve greater independence, key life skills, and meaningful employment,\u201d McMahon said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-announces-additional-partnerships-strengthen-coordination-individuals-disabilities-programs-bolster-civil-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news release<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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