Sen Durbin mulls reviving tool that could stymie Trump nominees in another term
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Discussions of the revival of blue slips, which allow home state senators to block controversial judicial nominees, could begin as the next presidential election winner remains unpredictable.
The informal tool was routinely honored by the committee chairman for decades before the courtesy ceased to be offered in 2017. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
"I'm ready to open this conversation and dialogue on a bipartisan basis," Durbin said last week. Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to Julia.Johnson@fox.com.
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