President Donald Trump called for the end of the Senate’s “blue slip” policy on Tuesday, renewing debate on the 108-year-old practice that grants senators a fundamental role in judicial confirmations ...
President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to end the chamber’s blue slip tradition, which Trump complained has gotten in the way of confirming many of his judge ...
President Donald Trump last month tried to goad Sen. Chuck Grassley into ending the practice of giving deference to home-state senators in the judicial nominations process — a pressure campaign that ...
President Donald Trump criticized the Senate’s judicial nominating process as “old and outdated.” Here’s what to know about blue slips. Photo from the White House President Donald Trump recently ...
President Donald Trump recently attacked the Senate's "blue slip" tradition, a long-standing practice that can slow or block judicial nominees. "I have a Constitutional Right to appoint Judges and U.S ...