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

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

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

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

Eight alleged Los Angeles gang members were arrested in the break-ins of high-end items and firearms from at least 92 homes ...

President Donald Trump's maneuvers to keep loyalists in key decision-making roles in defiance of traditional checks and balances could backfire when the pendulum swings back in Democrats' favor, ...