Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) claimed the American public “doesn’t care” about who looks into the organizations running the ...

In the end, it is the Republicans that are going to have to make a decision if these people are qualified for these jobs,” ...

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar emphasized Sunday the importance of FBI background checks for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, which ...

White House Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl joins ABC News Live to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's ...

FBI background checks and ethics agreements are a standard part of vetting cabinet nominees. But, so far, the Trump ...

As senators prepare to consider Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they’ll likely be doing so without the FBI background ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to skip FBI background checks for some federal appointees is concerning some national ...

"There are very real liabilities on the security side if you don't get this right," said Dan Meyer, a Washington lawyer at ...

That’s because her son and daughter, 8 and 5, are likely violators of a rigid set of rules Tyler put in place to weed out ...

The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House ... This time, he appears poised to dispense with the FBI checks and potentially with the Senate confirmation process by making ...

During my 30 years of federal government service, I also held a security clearance, so I’m familiar with background checks, with the procedures for handling classified information, and with the ...

Delegates at the annual Illinois Association of School Boards conference are expected to vote Saturday on a measure calling ...