William Milstead was arrested after pretending to be an undercover officer in Florida in order to avoid a background check ...

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

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

Background checks for firearm sales in Washington have resumed after system security concerns caused a two-week delay.

The online system needed for the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to complete background checks has been restored.

CNN, citing “people close to the transition planning,” reports that Trump doesn’t plan to submit the names of at least some of his Cabinet-level picks for FBI vetting.

Meanwhile, with the outage ending, the Washington State Patrol restarted processing of firearm background checks. Chris ...

The Police Reform Commission has recommended discontinuing the practice of checking political affiliations during police verification, especially for job recruitments.

According to a 2017 study, mandatory waiting periods for handgun purchases reduce gun homicides by 17% and gun suicides by ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered a Senate floor speech on Monday denouncing Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, and said he'll do everything in his power to ...

Buffalo attorney John Elmore explained that this new law opens up possibilities for people trying to do the right thing.

News Briefs - Congressional Extension of Telehealth Waivers Left in Limbo - Pandemic-era telehealth waivers that allowed providers to expand ...