The Senate Judiciary Committee will reconvene after the August recess this week for two days of hearings on judicial and United States attorney nominations amid tensions spurred by President Donald Trump and his growing frustrations with a tradition that is holding up the confirmation of key nominees.

The so-called blue slip process allows home-state senators to effectively veto nominees for federal judgeships, U.S. attorneys, and U.S. marshals who would serve in their jurisdictions. While not a formal rule, the tradition has been honored under both Republican and Democratic administrations, making it one of the most entrenched customs in the Senate’s confirmation arsenal.

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