Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returned a blue slip for President Donald Trump’s pick for a Philadelphia-based federal trial ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continued his tirade against Democratic objections to his nominees, pressing Republicans to undo a longstanding practice that allows members of the minority party ...

President Donald Trump has renewed his plea for the Senate’s century-old “blue slip” process to be axed in a bid to ensure his U.S. district court nominations, along with those for U.S. attorneys’ ...

U.S. Senator John Fetterman has cleared the way for one of President Donald Trump's picks to be a federal judge in ...

There have been growing calls to eliminate the “blue slip” privilege enjoyed by senators relating to nominees in their states. Briefly, in order for a district judge, U.S. attorney, or U.S. marshal to ...

The New York Times reports that President Biden and Senate Democrats “have made fresh headway in advancing judicial nominees in states represented by Republicans.” Senate Judiciary Committee chairman ...

Like many ancient institutions, the U.S. Senate has more than its fair share of arcane and obsolete rules. Washington spent the last two years debating the merits and deficits of the filibuster as ...