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

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

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

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

Trump trashed the "blue slip" as an "old and outdated 'custom'" that has allowed Democrats to block his nominees.

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

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

Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba blamed Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Thursday for some of her struggles to keep ...

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 ...

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

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