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Donald Trump, Alina Habba, and the Senate's 'Blue Slips'

Donald Trump, Alina Habba, and the Senate's 'Blue Slips'

Update: 2025-08-25
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President Trump pushes the Senate to give confirmation hearings to his nominees, after a federal judge rules that Alina Habba has been unlawfully acting as a federal prosecutor since July, and that Trump's maneuvers to retain her don't follow the law. The White House will appeal, but the Senate seems reluctant to end its "blue slip" tradition for vetting home-state appointees.


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Donald Trump, Alina Habba, and the Senate's 'Blue Slips'

Donald Trump, Alina Habba, and the Senate's 'Blue Slips'

Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal