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

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

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

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

E.J. Antoni, President Donald Trump’s problematic pick to lead the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, is expected to face a ...

Sen. Majority Leader Joe Pittman is a top negotiator at the closed-door budget talks with Gov. Josh Shapiro and House ...

Congressional Democrats and Republicans clashed over transparency surrounding the Epstein files last month, and the issue is ...

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

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is boosting its presence in Iowa ahead of the state Senate special election between ...

The vote clears the way for Gov. Greg Abbott to sign the map into law and sets up a path for Republicans to gain up to five ...

Trump had nominated Habba, whom he tapped on an interim basis in March, for the full-time appointment. But Sens. Cory Booker ...

The Texas state Senate early Saturday signed off on a new congressional map, sending the legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ...