President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to skip FBI background checks for some federal appointees is concerning some national security and legal analysts, who say they are a vital step.

While President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is beginning the process to undergo an FBI background check, the intensive process may not provide ...

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., advocated for FBI background checks on President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and appointees in a new letter—as Trump has reportedly so ...

FBI background checks include personal interviews and records checks. They also include investigations into a person's residence, education, employment, finances and military service.

FBI background checks a necessity, Amy Klobuchar says “In the end, it is the Republicans that are going to have to make a decision if these people are qualified for these jobs,” the senator said.

Aggressive loyalty tests, internal purges, and politicized leadership are transforming the FBI under Trump’s new appointees, ...

FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn't optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to ...

Some senior officials who took the test were asked whether they said anything negative about Director Kash Patel, in a highly ...

The FBI issued the state marijuana office a service code, which will allow background checks to actually begin in Delaware. Those with marijuana business licenses have until June 6 to get their ...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the June 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background ...

FBI background checks have been lightning rods during previous contentious confirmation fights. After sexual misconduct allegations nearly tanked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s ...