Confirmation hearings for Cabinet members nominated by President-elect Trump are underway. The FBI conducts background checks ...

Lawmakers are demanding Senate Republicans not move forward without full vetting, a process delayed by Trump's transition ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey proposed significant changes to the state’s Right to Shelter law on Wednesday.

Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin will face tough questions from Democrats about his fitness to be the EPA ...

The director of the agency primarily responsible for background checks of federal employees said the change in administration ...

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense ...

Sgt. Shannon Dugan, sexually assaulted by a Hyatt Hotel security guard while she slept, said her suit wasn't about money but ...

The Senate must confirm Donald Trump's cabinet picks before those individuals can begin their first day in office. Here's a ...

A spokesperson for the Healey administration said that the state was already conducting limited background checks on ...

The Defense Department in November approved DCSA’s three-year plan to implement the National Background Check Investigation ...

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Tuesday created a new office dedicated to preventing gun violence, a month after a school shooting not far from the state Capitol. Gov. Tony Evers also called on the ...

WASHINGTON — An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth ... Reed met with Hegseth on Wednesday in his office for less than 25 minutes, and said in a statement after that the meeting “did ...