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 review may not provide the ...

Stung by accusations that he’s been absent during a once-in-a-century public health crisis, Xavier Becerra – the country’s top health official – tells CNN he’s looking to step into a ...

Dave Oxman is the first political outsider to join the race to represent the heavily Democratic district that U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON - The House passed two bills Thursday that would tighten gun sales regulations, sending the measures to a divided Senate. H.R. 8 would expand background checks on individuals seeking to ...

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Background Checks vs. Background Checks Legislation. A wide majority of Americans would like to see the Manchin-Toomey bill, which failed to garner sufficient votes in the Senate a few weeks ago, to ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential ...

The second bill, which passed 219-210, would extend the review period for background checks from three to 10 days. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., introduced the legislation after a shooter killed nine ...

Smith praised the background check system, as it can flag other discrepancies for sellers, such as an age issue. South Carolina law, for example, prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from ...

news Politics. Federal judge blocks expanded background checks for gun sales in Texas, 3 other states The Amarillo judge halted an ATF rule requiring certain individuals, and sellers at gun shows ...