President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to skip FBI background checks for some federal appointees is concerning some national security and legal analysts, who say they are a vital step.

The FBI conducted more than 4.3 million gun background checks in January 2021 – the highest number of checks completed during a single month in the agency’s recorded history – as one expert ...

The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s inspector general found the system did not cross check the buyer’s age with legal ...

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 process may not provide ...

The agency processed a record 185,345 firearm background checks in 24 hours. — -- Consistent with previous years, firearm background checks spiked on Black Friday, according to the FBI. The ...

New data released by the FBI shows a historic high in the number of gun retrievals issued as a result of individual failed background checks between 2020 and 2021.

While it was overwhelmed, the background check system also stopped a record number of gun sales, according to FBI records obtained by Everytown for Gun Safety and shared with the AP.More than ...

FBI background checks a necessity, Amy Klobuchar says “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.

Republican sources on Capitol Hill warn that President-elect Trump’s nominees may be delayed because of paperwork holdups and the slow start of FBI background checks, creating obstacles for the ...

FBI background checks include personal interviews and records checks. They also include investigations into a person's residence, education, employment, finances and military service.