The article discusses the current political turmoil within the Republican Party, particularly concerning Elise Stefanik's potential confirmation as U.S. ambassador to the UN. Amidst challenges in passing a budget resolution, Speaker Johnson is managing a precarious situation with a slim Republican majority in the House. The pressure to retain key votes has forced Johnson to delay Stefanik's resignation from her Congressional role until after the budget is passed, highlighting the tension between party loyalty and strategic appointments in a divided Congress.
The president either doesn't know or doesn't care—and my money, always, is on the former—that his majority in the House is wafer-thin.
If we get the budget resolution passed this week, which is the plan, then it's possible that Elise Stefanik would go ahead and move on to her assignment at the U.N. as the ambassador there.
Mr. Johnson is under pressure this week to hold his fractious conference together to pass a budget resolution, with potentially only a single vote to spare.
So Johnson refuses to let Stefanik resign until after she is confirmed in her new job and until after he gets his budget passed.
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