The Trump administration will withdraw Stefanik’s nomination, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman James Risch told reporters on Thursday. The withdrawal marks the second nomination the White House has walked back on and comes as Stefanik has been waiting in limbo for a confirmation hearing.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had withdrawn his pick to be ambassador to the United Nations because the Republicans need to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives to advance his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.

WASHINGTON — 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.