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 ...

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

President Donald Trump threatened legal action over a Senate tradition Democrats have used to block certain judicial nominees ...

Donald Trump lashed out at Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley after the “blue slip” custom was used to block his former personal ...

The Judiciary Committee chair, and his fellow Republicans, have so far brushed off pressure from the president to nix the ...

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

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pushing back on criticism from President Trump, who has railed ...

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

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

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

Trump calls Senate's blue slip tradition unconstitutional, claiming it gives Democrats veto power over his judicial nominees ...