Claim(permalink)
The blue-slip courtesy "gives senators the opportunity to have a say on nominees from their states. It’s worked for 100 years, but Republicans are getting rid of it.”
✓the-washington-post-fact-checker rating: uncertain; published on 2018-02-21
Factors
veracity
uncertain
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2018-02-21
Entities
MarsKCMPUnited States Senate Committee on the JudiciaryPinocchioTed KennedyMaine Republican PartyAl FrankenWaste containerAshley AbbottChuck GrassleyAnthony KennedyVetoPolitical partyTammy BaldwinDianne FeinsteinMississippiCalifornia Republican PartyMassachusettsSouth CarolinaGeorge W. BushPresidency of Donald TrumpCourtUnited States SenateWisconsinSupreme Court of the United StatesBarack ObamaJoe BidenPresident of the United StatesDonald TrumpShannaraFilibuster in the United States SenateUnited States courts of appealsCongressional Research ServiceTest Act