role reversal
White House withdraws Stefanik’s nomination for U.N. ambassador
Trump cited House Republicans’ slim majority and concerns about potentially losing Stefanik’s House seat in a statement
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations on Capitol Hill on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
In a stunning reversal, the Trump administration withdrew Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations due concerns about protecting Republicans’ razor-thin House majority.
Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), the chairman of the Senate Foreign...