WASHINGTON (AN) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is withdrawing his nomination of U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, out of concern about retaining Republicans' control of the House of Representatives.
Trump said on Thursday he wants Stefanik to stay in the House, where she was the third most powerful Republican before agreeing to become U.N. ambassador. With only 218 seats to Democrats’ 213, Republicans must keep virtually everyone in line to pass legislation along party lines – and Stefanik's seat in an upper New York district could become competitive.
