CNN

Hegseth’s name has been submitted for FBI background check, attorney says

Pete Hegseth’s name has been submitted to the FBI for a background check, his attorney told CNN Thursday, as some lawmakers call for more vetting of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the ...
Mediaite

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Gets NRA Official To Admit: ‘Yes, Absolutely, I’m Open To Expanding Background Checks’

Former GOP congressman and current the Director of the NRA’s National School Shield Task Force Asa Hutchinson told Wolf Blitzer Tuesday afternoon on CNN that he is “open to expanding background checks ...
CNN

Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks

Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees. The ...
TheWrap

CNN Investigating Identity of Prisoner Freed in Clarissa Ward Video: He ‘May Have Given a False Identity’

Chief International Correspondent, CNN, Clarissa Ward speaks during the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York on September 19, 2023 in New York City (John Lamparski/Getty Images for ...
KEYT

Here’s what an FBI background check for Trump’s Cabinet picks could unveil – or not

(CNN) — 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 review may not provide ...
CNN

Some key GOP senators open to no FBI background checks on Trump picks

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 ...