U.N. ambassador-designate Nikki Haley's confirmation testimony will seriously question the U.S. financial commitment to the world body, according to CNN as reported in The Hill. Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) will suggest that the U.S. reconsider its 22 percent contribution to the U.N.’s annual budget, CNN reported. “Are we getting what we pay for?” Haley is expected to ask, according to a copy of her opening statement obtained by the network. Haley will highlight U.N. successes including food and health programs during her testimony, CNN said, as well as its weapons monitoring and some of its peacekeeping operations. The South Carolina governor will note, however, that the U.N. is increasingly diverging from U.S. interests at home and abroad. “[The U.N.] is an institution that is often at odds with American national interests and American taxpayers,” she will say. "More Americans are becoming convinced…that the United Nations...(Read Full Post)