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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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Trump trashed the "blue slip" as an "old and outdated 'custom'" that has allowed Democrats to block his nominees.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