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,” the senator said.

Tenn., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, said the president-elect would fire members of his Cabinet who don't follow the ...

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

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

President-elect Donald Trump has been bypassing FBI background investigations for his cabinet appointees in favor of ...

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

ABC host Jonathan Karl pressed Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) after he suggested that FBI background checks for President-elect ...

The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight ...

Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting ...

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