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 incoming ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

(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 are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it t… ...

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 ...