Blue slips are a long-standing Senate tradition that requires presidents to earn the approval of both home-state senators.

"I will not let the Senate move forward on President Trump's nominees for U.S. Attorney for the Southern and Eastern ...

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he'll use a Senate procedure that allows home state senators to object ...

Senator Chuck Schumer had said he would block the permanent appointment of Jay Clayton, the president’s choice to head one of ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been losing favorability over the course of President Trump’s second White ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has invoked the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition to block President Trump’s ...

While it is not law, Senate custom for vetting U.S. attorneys and district court nominees has long required the approval of ...

Schumer’s announcement, sure to rankle Trump, comes after the senator faced backlash last month for pushing through a ...

The fight over money for Medicaid is at the center of the big-picture funding fight in Washington, D.C. Republicans say ...

The Senate minority leader's move could energize the party base but challenge longstanding institutional norms.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer was in Horseheads on Wednesday to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on ...