There have been growing calls to eliminate the “blue slip” privilege enjoyed by senators relating to nominees in their states. Briefly, in order for a district judge, U.S. attorney, or U.S. marshal to ...

President Donald Trump has attacked the Senate for blocking his preferred nominees from being confirmed to key positions, but lawmakers and people familiar with the process say the Senate is not ...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Credit - Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images President Donald Trump has renewed his plea for the ...

President Donald Trump vowed to sue over a Senate practice that allows a lawmaker to block his U.S. attorney and district court nominees, as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee stood ...

President Donald Trump criticized the Senate’s judicial nominating process as “old and outdated.”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 ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — Senate Republicans are largely sticking to their guns on an arcane procedural measure that has allowed Democrats to block some of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees — and ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — As he returned to the White House in January, President Donald Trump was once again presented with an opportunity to fill the federal judiciary with like-minded judges and ...