| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | GOP eying 'blue slip' break to help Trump fill the courts | Momentum is building in the Senate for doing away with an arcane rule that allows senators to block some of President Trump’s judicial nominees.
The “blue-slip” rule — a precedent upheld by Senate tradition — allows a home-state senator to stop a lower-court nominee by refusing to return a sheet of paper, known as a blue slip, to the Judiciary Committee.
Conservatives have clamored for months to get rid of the rule, arguing Democrats are abusing the process to block qualified nominees.
They recently gained a powerful ally: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), at least when it comes to picks for the U.S. courts of appeals. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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