Trump’s baby savings accounts are just a ‘back door to privatizing Social Security,’ treasury secretary admits - Democrats seized on the comment as a signal that Republicans want to privatize Social S

Traditionally, when the president nominates someone for a federal judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee chair (currently Grassley) sends so-called blue slips to the nominee’s home-state senators. If both return the slips, the nomination proceeds; if at least one holds off, it’s effectively vetoed.