President Donald Trump's demands for Senate Republicans to back off on longstanding rules and traditions about nominees could ...

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

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

President Donald Trump's maneuvers to keep loyalists in key decision-making roles in defiance of traditional checks and ...

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

President Donald Trump said he plans legal action against the Senate's blue slip practice, calling it a barrier to appointing ...

His maneuvers to retain prosecutors, including Alina Habba, weaken a constitutional check.

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

The president’s lawsuit to defeat a Senate rule blocking confirmation of his prosecutorial nominees faces steep ...

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

The president again took issue with Sen. Chuck Grassley and his refusal to do away with a check on certain judicial picks.

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