McConnell calls for ending Senate tradition that gives Democrats with leverage on Trump's judicial nominees -- Business Insider

Mitch McConnell. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday told The New York Times that he thinks the "blue slip" practice should be scrapped for circuit court nominations, a move that would eliminate Democrats' only leverage against President Donald Trump's picks to the nation's second-highest courts. ...
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