The Senate Foreign Relations Committe voted on Thursday to move forward New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for a floor vote.
North County Rep. Elise Stefanik moved one step closer to being confirmed as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance her nomination out of committee and into a vote by the full Senate.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday advanced Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador of the United Nations with bipartisan support, with some Democrats objecting to her policies and protesting a foreign aid freeze.
Senate Democrats are starting to revolt against President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill amid fallout from an initial freeze on all foreign assistance, warning Republicans that failure to work
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik touted her fiery exchanges with college administrators regarding campus antisemitism amid her Senate confirmation hearing to serve as U.N. ambassador.
The congresswoman's confirmation as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will now go before the full Senate.
The nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik to become ambassador to the U.N. advances, but Democrats protest foreign aid pause.
Senate Foreign Relations meeting to consider the nomination of Elise Stefanik
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), did not mince her words in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week when she accused the organization of suffering from “antisemitic rot.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the nominee to become ambassador to the U.N., seemed mostly to impress Senate Foreign Relations members Tuesday.
During her Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations said she was willing to leverage U.S. contributions to force changes in pursuit of his “America First” agenda.
Stefanik currently represents New York's 21st Congressional District, but was offered a position as the country's ambassador to the United Nations by President Trump.