Blue slip supporters, which include most Senate Republicans, note two portions of the Constitution that they say clearly allow the process.

Senators approve of a nominee by returning their blue slip to the Judiciary Committee Chairman. If a senator does not return ...

The senatorial courtesy prevents partisans such as Alina Habba from becoming U.S. attorneys.

President Trump is escalating his criticism of Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for his unwillingness ...

President Donald Trump said he plans to sue California over its planned congressional maps and blue slips by that state and ...

The blue slips give Democrats some power to block Trump’s nominations, angering the president despite the procedure having ...

President Donald Trump's acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, flew into a rage on social media at Senate ...

"We're also going to be filing a lawsuit on blue slipping," Trump said. "You know, blue slips make it impossible for me as ...

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley is holding firm against pressure from President Donald Trump to upend a ...

President Donald Trump renewed his demand for the Senate's "blue slip" tradition to be done away with and urged Senate ...

It’s unclear whether the president could succeed in a legal challenge to the longstanding bipartisan tradition, which is an ...

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