Stefanik nomination stalls as GOP frets over narrow House majority

Published February 14, 2025 2:32pm ET



Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations is stuck in the Senate as Republicans worry about their fragile House majority.

The Senate has cleared 16 Cabinet-level nominees since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, but Stefanik, nominated six days after the November election, has been indefinitely delayed over concerns it would deprive the House of a critical GOP vote.

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