28 Mar 2025 9:32 am
******The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations amid concerns over slim margins in the US House of Representatives, keeping one of Trump’s most vocal allies in Congress.
President Donald Trump declared he was withdrawing the nomination, which had already languished for months, to help preserve the House GOP’s razor-thin majority – critical, he said, to enacting his agenda.
The White House’s sudden decision to pull GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination for a Cabinet spot has scrambled plans across Capitol Hill.
Speaker Mike Johnson was quick to say that he will find a leadership role for the congresswoman, but it is not yet clear what that will be after the 10-year House veteran had forfeited her hard-fought leadership spot in order to join the administration.
Some of the congresswoman’s colleagues had anticipated her departure in the coming weeks. One House GOP leader had planned a farewell toast for Stefanik in the Capitol next week, according to a person familiar with the plans.
President Donald Trump declared he was withdrawing the nomination, which had already languished for months, to help preserve the House GOP’s razor-thin majority – critical, he said, to enacting his agenda.
The White House’s sudden decision to pull GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination for a Cabinet spot has scrambled plans across Capitol Hill.
Speaker Mike Johnson was quick to say that he will find a leadership role for the congresswoman, but it is not yet clear what that will be after the 10-year House veteran had forfeited her hard-fought leadership spot in order to join the administration.
Some of the congresswoman’s colleagues had anticipated her departure in the coming weeks. One House GOP leader had planned a farewell toast for Stefanik in the Capitol next week, according to a person familiar with the plans.