Republicans are protecting a narrow House majority in the 2026 midterms. Democrats would need to a net gain of just three seats to flip the chamber, and Lawler represents one of the three House ...

Former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s nomination to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) cleared a key procedural hurdle Thursday morning. The Senate Foreign Relations ...

Waltz is the administration’s second nominee for the UN role, after New York Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination was pulled by the White House amid concerns over slim GOP margins in the House.

President Trump had wanted Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., for the ambassador role but ultimately asked her to stay in Congress to maintain the Republican Party's slim House majority.

Stefanik seemed to hit the jackpot after Trump was reelected last November, with the president selecting her to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. But thin margins in the House ...

Previously, Trump nominated Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to represent the U.S. at the U.N. but pulled it in March, saying the House could not give up another Republican seat as the party clings to ...

The UN ambassador position was originally offered to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., whose nomination was pulled on March 27 after it had been stalled for months.