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’ ...

President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to end the chamber’s blue slip tradition, which Trump complained has gotten in the way of confirming many of his judge ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rebuffed a Thursday plea from President Donald Trump to eliminate blue slips, cautioning that the practice is widely supported by Republicans in the Senate.

President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to eliminate a century-old tradition — but the GOP leader appears unwilling to budge. Trump continued his criticism on ...

The Talking-Filibuster Quagmire: Lessons from the Civil Rights Act Partisanship Should Not Drive the Confirmation Process This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—February 25 This Day in Liberal Judicial ...

President Trump is rightfully angry that some of his top choices for U.S. attorneys in Democrat-controlled states are being blocked by Democrats and their leftist allies in the judicial branch. But ...

Kim Strassel speaks with law professor Jonathan Turley about why the charges were dismissed against James Comey and Letitia James and how Donald Trump is separately using the legal system to the ...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Credit - Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images President Donald Trump has renewed his plea for the ...

President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to end the chamber’s blue slip tradition, which Trump complained has gotten in the way of confirming many of his judge ...