President Trump urges Senator Grassley to end the "blue slip" tradition to prevent blocks on his judicial nominees.

President Trump is pressuring Senator Chuck Grassley to end the "blue slip" tradition in the Senate, which allows home-state senators to veto judicial nominees. Trump claims the practice is outdated and allows Democrats to block his nominees. Grassley, leading the Senate Judiciary Committee, has the power to change this tradition and has previously altered it for circuit court nominees. Trump's push comes after his nominee for U.S. attorney in New Jersey was blocked by both Democratic senators from that state.