Senate Republicans Debate Future Of Century-Old Practice Amid Confirmation Push

Trump Says Neither George Washington Nor Abraham Lincoln Would Survive Dems’ Confirmation Circus

President Donald Trump attacked Senate Democrats on Thursday for slow-walking nominees to serve in his administration.“This is what the Democrats are doing to our Nation!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, sharing a graphic showing that in his second term, none of Trump’s civilian nominees have been approved by either voice vote or unanimous consent.The graphic compares Trump’s second term to his first, in which 65% were fast-tracked for ap…

Senate Republicans Debate Future Of Century-Old Practice Amid Confirmation Push

President Donald Trump called for the end of the Senate’s “blue slip” policy on Tuesday, renewing debate on the 108-year-old practice that grants senators a fundamental role in judicial confirmations for their home states.  Trump pressed for Senate Judiciary Committee chair Senator Chuck Grassley to break with the blue slip tradition in a Truth Social […]

‘Back off!’ GOP senators fire back at Trump after attacks on colleague

A number of prominent Senate Republicans are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s attacks on Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), telling him to “back off” his push to coerce the senator into compliance on changing a Senate tradition.On Tuesday, Trump demanded that Grassley eliminate a Senate tradition k...

'That’s Not Right': Trump’s Assault on Grassley Sparks Backlash from Senate Republicans

Republican senators are blasting President Donald Trump for launching personal attacks on 91-year-old Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the longest-serving Republican in the Senate. Trump went after Grassley on Truth Social, demanding he kill the long-standing “blue slip” tradition that lets home-state senators block federal judicial nominees. In a series of reposts, Trump labeled Grassley a “RINO,” called him “sneaky,” and even reposted someone urg…