President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal ...

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

President Donald Trump and Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley are sparring on social media over whether the Judiciary ...

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

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

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

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

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

Iowa, has previously rejected President Donald Trump’s calls to disregard the federal official confirmation tradition. The ...

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