The senatorial courtesy prevents partisans such as Alina Habba from becoming U.S. attorneys.

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

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

Days after a federal judge ruled that Alina Habba has unlawfully served as acting U.S. attorney for NJ, the government has ...

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

President Donald Trump renewed his demand for the Senate's "blue slip" tradition to be done away with and urged Senate ...

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

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

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

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

Trump trashed the "blue slip" as an "old and outdated 'custom'" that has allowed Democrats to block his nominees.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