Doing so could make it easier for some nominees to win Senate confirmation, but GOP senators say the FBI should retain its leading role in conducting background checks.

Key Republican senators promised on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, will be vetted through the confirmation process.

The opening of a politically-themed bar in Washington, DC, sparked community backlash that forced the owners to remove a Republican symbol from the building’s façade. The owners of Political ...

When it comes to damage control, rule No. 1 is paramount: When in a hole, quit digging. Somehow, this is time-tested best practice that vast elements of today’s Republican Party have forsaken.

Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested that Americans don't care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of ...

(CNN) — Key Republican senators promised on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, will be vetted through the confirmation process.

Senate Republicans reject proposal to replace FBI with private investigators for background checks on high-level nominees, arguing the FBI's access to criminal information is unmatched.

Key Republican senators promised on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, will be vetted through the confirmation process. Some key GOP senators open to no ...

(CNN) — Key Republican senators promised on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, will be vetted through the confirmation process. At the same time, two ...

By Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Key Republican senators promised on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, will be vetted ...