The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources say.

WASHINGTON (7News) — The 7News I-Team learned in early February that USPS Fingerprinting Services Registration at three local U.S. Post Offices in Washington, DC, was down for months, so we started ...

Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were conducted in June. It's just the latest month with record-breaking numbers since the system was created in 1998. The FBI ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BLOOMINGTON, MN -- A contractor with the Department of Defense who conducts background checks for federal employment was arrested ...