The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz, the last remaining member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, as the United Nations ambassador with a narrow bipartisan vote on Friday. The 47-45 confirmation followed a prolonged delay by Senate Democrats, who initially blocked the nomination. Waltz, a former Green Beret and retired Army colonel, has a background as a House Republican from Florida before his role as a national security advisor to Trump. He was previously dismissed from the National Security Council following the “Signalgate” controversy, where he included a journalist in a confidential group chat with high-level officials discussing military operations in Yemen. Despite this, Trump chose Waltz in May to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. after temporarily substituting Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who was a key House Republican. The decision came amid concerns about legislative gridlock, particularly around Trump’s