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Fox News on MSN · 10h

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 Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to tell Democrats to "go to HELL."

Courthouse News Service · 10h

Trump eyes suing Senate over blue slips as he fumes about judicial blockade

It’s unclear whether the president could succeed in a legal challenge to the longstanding bipartisan tradition, which is an informal agreement between lawmakers not enshrined in law.

The Baltimore Sun · 7h

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

Alina Habba, Senate

Alina Habba tears into Senate lawmakers over 'blue slip' tradition: 'I won't be intimidated'

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba reacts to Senate lawmakers upholding the 'blue slip' tradition regarding judicial nominations to U.S. circuit and district courts.

GOP senator fires back after Trump rages over Alina Habba snub

President Donald Trump raged Sunday night at GOP senators who defended a legal rule preventing the confirmation of his former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

Twistity on MSN · 10h

Judge Rules Alina Habba's Role as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey Was Illegitimate

Credit: Shutterstock When the Law Becomes a Chessboard, the People Always Lose Alina Habba, best known as one of Donald Trump's personal lawyers, was supposed to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

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Alina Habba slams Sens. Chuck Grassley, Thom Tillis over Senate's blue slips

Trump had nominated Habba, whom he tapped on an interim basis in March, for the full-time appointment. But Sens. Cory Booker ...

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Senate judicial confirmation delays spark President Trump’s ire

The recent flare-up between President Trump and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) conjures the ...

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