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Idaho Republican senators oppose President Trump’s pushback on ‘blue slip’ rule
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Trump Seeks to Get Rid of Senate’s Blue Slip Tradition: What to Know
President Donald Trump has called for an end to the Senate tradition known as the “blue slip,” despite resistance from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The blue slip is a tradition that allows senators from the state in which a judicial nominee has been selected to approve or block the nomination. For example, a nominee for a Pennsylvania federal court would need to obtain the blue slip approval from Pennsylvania’s tw…
·New York, United States
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Idaho Republican senators oppose President Trump’s pushback on ‘blue slip’ rule
A policy stance taken by Idaho’s two Republican U.S. senators is at odds with President Donald Trump in his push to fill federal judge and U.S. attorney positions without seeking approval from senators in their home states.
·Spokane, United States
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