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Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over ‘blue slip’ controversy

President Trump on Sunday sought to ramp up pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) over his ...

Alina Habba says she 'won't be intimidated' after Senate custom hinders US Attorney nomination

Trump's attorney Alina Habba clashes with Senate lawmakers over blue slip custom that prevents her U.S. attorney nomination ...

GOP bucks Trump on blue slips

Senate Republicans are standing their ground against President Donald Trump’s order to get rid of so-called blue slips.
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Senate blue slips thrust back in limelight after Trump sidesteps Congress on US attorney nominee

Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley for defending the established tradition that has blocked her nomination in Congress.

Senate judicial confirmation delays spark President Trump’s ire

The recent flare-up between President Trump and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) conjures the ...
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Trump, Grassley Clash Over Judicial Nominee ‘Blue Slip’ Protocol

President Donald Trump is seeking to end the long-standing “blue slip” tradition of giving senators veto power over some judicial nominees from their states—but he’s getting pushback from ...

Trump Says His Constitutional Right to Appoint Judges Being Denied

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican ...
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Trump’s demand to kill Senate rule backfires as GOP refuses to cave

Donald Trump’s push to strong-arm Senate Republicans into scrapping the long-standing “blue slip” tradition for presidential ...