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Sources told CBS News that Stefanik’s nomination was put on ice—and eventually canceled outright—because there was an increasing chance a Democrat might pull off a special election win to fill her se...
From The Daily Beast
Discussions are being held on whether Representative Elise Stefanik should step away from her nomination to be President Donald Trump's U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a White House official sa...
From Reuters
The move comes amid ongoing concerns about Republicans' razor-thin majority in the House.
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Could Republicans Lose House Majority? Special Elections Explained
The Republican Party is no longer at risk of losing control of House if the results of upcoming special elections all go against them, but Democrats could still pile on pressure on the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Trump weighs in on House special election races as GOP fights to keep majority
In a pair of back-to-back rallies held over the phone on Thursday night, President Donald Trump praised the two Republican candidates in the upcoming special elections for Florida's 6th and 1st Congressional districts,
Trump Tacitly Admits Republicans Could Lose House Even Before 2026 Elections
Republicans are wary of losing a consistent MAGA vote while their majority in the House of Representatives is so slim.
Trump withdraws Stefanik as his pick for United Nations envoy
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had withdrawn his pick to be ambassador to the United Nations because the Republicans need to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives to advance his "America First" agenda.
The Latest: Trump declares end to union protections at most federal agencies
President Donald Trump says protecting national security gives him the authority to end collective bargaining with labor unions across most of the federal government. JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
Trump Just Accidentally Screwed Over His Own U.N. Ambassador Nominee
The White House on Thursday yanked Stefanik’s nomination to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. House Speaker Mike Johnson was aware of some of the discussions taking place earlier in the day to keep Stefanik in the lower chamber,
Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.N. ambassador
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was pulling the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, citing concerns about the House’s slim margin to enact his legislative agenda.
Trump Pulls Stefanik’s Nomination as GOP Gets Nervous About Special Elections
Stefanik as Trump's UN Ambassador was seen as his most sensible Cabinet picks. But upcoming special elections have Republicans nervous.
Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador
The president said he wanted the New York Republican to stay in Congress to bolster the party’s slim House margin and protect her seat.
6 Dems vote with House GOP to reverse Biden-era climate rules
Six House Democrats broke from their party to vote for a pair of energy bills bucking progressive Biden-era policies.
House GOP bill would bar illegal entrants to US from ever getting citizenship
Nationwide encounters with illegal immigrants have dropped precipitously under President Trump, with 28,654 recorded during this past February compared to 256,071 during February of 2024.
Can Republicans Keep Their House in Order?
For all of the triumphalism GOP lawmakers and officials projected after securing a governing trifecta—control of the White House and both chambers of Congress—in the 2024 elections, the truth has always been this: Narrow margins in the House and Senate give Washington Republicans little room for error as they try to enact major changes in Donald Trump’s second administration.
House GOP’s Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are A Major Point Of Tension With Senate GOP
Senate Republican leadership wants to essentially use the “current policy baseline” to project the tax cuts as not adding to the deficit beyond the 10-year budget window, instead considering them merely an extension of the status quo. This is a budget gimmick that the Senate parliamentarian will have to rule on to allow them to use.
Campaign mailers inundate Republican voters as special GOP Senate, House primaries approach
Candidate for Florida House, Senate seats to fill upcoming vacancies in Brevard aim to attract voters in races in which turnout is likely to be low
Battle over proxy voting for new parents intensifies in House GOP
The battle between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and House GOP leaders over looming floor action to allow proxy voting for new parents is intensifying as both sides of the heated debate dig in
Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at House hearing; Democrats rebuke it as a partisan attack
Republicans accused public media outlets NPR and PBS of bias at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, while Democrats defended the organizations and criticized the event as a distraction from the ongoing controversy regarding the Trump administration's use of the Signal messaging app for the communication of sensitive information.
Iowa GOP propose work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients
Iowa Republicans advanced a bill that would impose work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients.The GOP-led proposal directs the Iowa Department of Health
House Republican warns 23andMe and Trump administration to keep genetic data out of hands of ‘bad actors’
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) is asking the Trump administration to monitor the selling of genetic data by the recently bankrupted biotechnology company 23andme to ensure that Americans’ information does not fall into the hands of “bad actors.
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