
Trump nominees squeezed between 'blue slips' and blue obstruction
Senate Republicans defend blue slip tradition requiring home state approval for Trump's judicial and attorney nominees despite president's attacks....
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Senate Republicans defend blue slip tradition requiring home state approval for Trump's judicial and attorney nominees despite president's attacks....

Malcolm Kenyatta urges Democrats to fight harder against Republicans as DNC faces fundraising challenges and declining poll numbers heading into the 2026 midterms....

House lawmakers expect to receive Jeffrey Epstein's infamous birthday book along with other documents from the disgraced late financier’s estate by Sept. 8....

More than 140 House Democrats wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the administration to allow children injured in Gaza to enter the U.S. to receive emergency medical care....

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat, breaking the GOP's supermajority in the upper chamber....

Growing discord among Democrats over Gaza war surfaces at DNC meeting as progressive and moderate wings clash on Israel policy and arms embargo...

Democrats face fundraising deficits and low approval ratings but remain unified in opposing Trump, with DNC chair Ken Martin saying party has hit 'rock bottom.'...

Trump calls Senate's blue slip tradition unconstitutional, claiming it gives Democrats veto power over his judicial nominees and U.S. attorney appointments....

Texas Republicans pass redistricting map creating 5 new GOP-leaning congressional seats despite Democratic objections about minority voting power dilution....

Arizona Republican governor primary heats up as David Schweikert weighs campaign bid to challenge Democrat Katie Hobbs alongside existing GOP candidates....

The Department of Homeland Security offers $1,000 and free travel for voluntary departures as illegal immigrant population drops by 1.6 million in seven months....

Democratic lawmakers are pushing a joint resolution to put the kibosh on President Trump's use of the D.C. Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes....