Trump pulls NY Rep. Elise Stefanik nomination
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Trump’s announcement has thrown Stefanik’s future into flux and has raised questions about how concerned Republicans should be if her solidly Republican district is at risk.
NBC News |
President Donald Trump withdraws his nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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The move comes amid ongoing concerns about Republicans' razor-thin majority in the House.
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County party leaders have the ability to select their nominees in special elections in New York and Republicans were facing a potentially divisive choice. GOP businessman Anthony Constantino, who is aligned with former Trump adviser Roger Stone, had threatened to run as a third-party candidate if party leaders instead selected state Sen. Dan Stec.
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SiouxlandProud.com on MSNWithdrawal of Stefanik’s UN nomination prompts questions about her future in HousePresident Trump’s decision to yank Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations is prompting a plethora of questions about the New York Republican’s future on Capitol Hill.
Trump announced the withdrawal of Stefanik's nomination on Thursday amid concerns about the GOP's slim House majority.
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Mediaite on MSNElise Stefanik Reportedly Under Pressure to Withdraw U.N. Amb Nomination to Protect GOP’s Razor-Thin House MajorityRep. Elise Srefanik (R-NY) is reportedly being pressured to withdraw her name from consideration for the role of US ambassador to the United Nations due to her party’s razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.
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 ...
New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik's career has been in limbo since Trump picked her to join his Cabinet last November.
Trump carried Rep. Elise Stefanik’s district by 21 points. But there was increasing reason to believe a special election there might not have been a slam dunk.
Even if Trump planned to take a wrecking ball to U.N. programs he viewed as wasteful and counter to U.S. interests, it’s much harder to do that without a trusted envoy in place.