An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted late Friday to the leading members of the Senate Armed Services ...

Companion bills in the House and Senate are intended to protect Second Amendment rights for veterans. The bills would prevent Veterans Affairs from reporting veterans’ names to the FBI’s National ...

The second in command at the FBI was allowed to circumvent critical vetting processes to gain access to some of the most classified US secrets, insiders are warning. FBI Director Kash Patel signed ...

As it has after every incident of a mass shooting in the United States since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the conversation in and out of Washington has turned to gun control ...

It is reportedly the fourth-highest single-day figure on record According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the number of background checks for gun sales on Black Friday reportedly slipped ...

Several months ago City Weekly highlighted concerns among immigration advocates that Senate Bill 184, which came into effect on July 1, 2015, would sow fear and despair in Utah's undocumented ...

Officials tell NBC News that the FBI has not received new direction that would alter the original scope of the background check, which is currently focused on two ...

Learn the key facts about background checks, including what employers consider and how this information impacts job seekers and hiring decisions ...