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Trump, blue slip and Chuck Grassley

Politico on MSN · 8h

Grassley defends ‘blue slips’ amid latest Trump criticism

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

The Baltimore Sun · 2h

Trump urges Senate judiciary chair Grassley to disregard blue slip tradition

Iowa, has previously rejected President Donald Trump’s calls to disregard the federal official confirmation tradition. The senator’s spokesperson quoted him as telling

The Hill on MSN · 20h

Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over ‘blue slip’ controversy

President Trump on Sunday sought to ramp up pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) over his defense of the “blue slip” practice that allows home-state senators to

5hon MSN

Trump threatens lawsuit over 'blue slips' as top GOP senator bucks demand to bend Senate rules for nominees

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

1hon MSN

Trump attacks own party over support of blue slips: A procedural loophole Democrats can use to block his nominees

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

20h

Trump Says His Constitutional Right to Appoint Judges Being Denied

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican ...

2hon MSN

Trump threatens lawsuit over century-old Senate tradition delaying his nominees

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

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