North Country Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday as President Trump’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Stefanik's statement about Israel’s rights to the Biblical lands came just hours after Trump had lifted US sanctions on Jewish settler groups and individuals accused of violence against “Palestini

One day after voting to approved one of the first cabinet nominees of President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito introduced Trump’s nominee to represent the U.S. at the United Nations to the committee considering her nomination.

Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump’s “America First” stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and roll out a review of U.S. funding critical for U.N.

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Senator Shelley Moore Capito delivered a glowing introduction for Elise Stefanik during her nomination hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As the nominee for UN Ambassador, Stefanik received praise from Capito for her leadership,

The North Country Congresswoman said she would bring “moral clarity” and an “America First” approach to the role of U.N. Ambassador.

Stefanik also defended a campaign ad that was criticized for promoting the antisemitic “great replacement” theory.

While the ceasefire in Gaza holds, violence has flared in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers separately rampaged through Palestinian villages.

Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for her confirmation hearing as nominee for UN envoy, Jan. 21, 2025. “It has never been more critical for the United States to lead with strength and moral clarity,” she said in her remarks.

Trump’s nominee for U.N. ambassador, Elise Stefanik, pledged to push back on Iran and denounced “the antisemitic rot that is pervasive within the U.N. system.”