President Trump pushes the Senate to give confirmation hearings to his nominees, after a federal judge rules that Alina Habba ...

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

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 ...

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

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

President Donald Trump said he plans to sue California over its planned congressional maps and blue slips by that state and ...

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

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

Trump trashed the "blue slip" as an "old and outdated 'custom'" that has allowed Democrats to block his nominees.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba reacts to Senate lawmakers upholding the 'blue slip' ...

Senators are fiercely protective of the longstanding precedent that gives them deference over who serves as U.S. attorneys ...