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 ...

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.

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.

The FBI said the volume of background checks and "other operational aspects can be impacted by a variety of factors such as COVID," but it was "not possible to pinpoint the full effect of any ...

Trump's team says it will "submit names for background checks and security clearances," an agreement typically signed even before the election. The FBI historically vets each cabinet nominee and ...

The number of gun background checks the FBI processes has also been on the rise: almost 23.9 million in 2020 and 2021, according to the recent report, up from 16.4 million in 2018 and 2019.

The FBI conducted nearly 3 million background checks associated with the sale, transfer or permitting of firearms in April, making it the fourth highest month for background checks since the ...

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.

New data released by the FBI shows a historic high in the number of gun retrievals issued as a result of individual failed background checks between 2020 and 2021.

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