The FBI has entered "uncharted territory" with the reopening of the background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to an expert.. On Friday, President Donald Trump ...

The FBI disclosed that it received more than 4,500 tips on a phone line in 2018 as part of a background investigation into then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and provided “relevant ...

The FBI's investigation into the sexual violence allegations against U.S. Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh was ...

In contrast to its criminal investigations, the FBI doesn’t have the authority to expand the scope of its background investigations beyond what the White House requests.

As part of the confirmation process, the FBI conducts background checks of nominees. FBI investigations focus on "character and conduct" and are completed "as expeditiously as possible," according ...

The White House responded to reporting on allegations against trans volleyball player Blaire Fleming as Trump commits to ...

FBI Director Chris Wray on Wednesday defended his agency's supplemental background investigation of Brett Kavanaugh as decades-old allegations of sexual assault threatened to derail his nomination ...

The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight Eisenhower’s time in office. Nov. 18, 2024, 5:29 PM EST.

WASHINGTON − The Secret Service concluded an investigation into cocaine found at the White House but was unable to determine who brought it into the building − nor do officials have any ...

FBI Director: Kavanaugh Background Investigation “Was Limited in Scope” by the White House. By Matthew Zeitlin. Oct 10, 2018 4:18 PM.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later clarified that the FBI investigation is only the first step in the lengthy background check process. "The FBI portion was closed," Sanders ...