Elise Stefanik finally gets her confirmation date after House GOP math adds up

Four months after being tapped as President Donald Trump‘s United Nations ambassador, Rep. Elise Stefanik‘s (R-NY) nomination will advance in April.

Stefanik has kept her seat in the lower chamber even after the departure of several other House-turned-administration leaders, such as national security adviser Mike Waltz, due to Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) razor-thin majority. Contentious legislation such as spending deals and budget resolutions has required every GOP vote, especially when Johnson agitators such as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and a few hard-liners are all but assured to vote against each measure.