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Senate shifts into high gear for hearings with Trump's nominees despite background check delays
The Senate on Tuesday will begin confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's top nominees, with 10 of the 15 Cabinet nominees set to testify across three consecutive days. ...

Raskin wants guarantee of FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Rep. Jamie Raskin wants information from the Trump-Vance transition team on how President-elect Donald Trump's nominees will undergo FBI background checks. Source link

Trump signs agreement with Justice Department to begin background checks on nominees
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Justice Department paving the way for the FBI to process security clearance requests. Source...

Sen. Bill Hagerty: Americans focused on results, not on background checks of Trump Cabinet
Sen. Bill Hagerty said the American public does not care about the background of the nominees chosen by President-elect Donald Trump, they only care about what they do in...

Ex-prosecutor says Gaetz would fail background check for DOJ job
Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman says former Rep. Matt Gaetz would fail a background check for an entry-level position at the Justice Department, which President-elect Donald Trump wants him...

Whistleblower warns FBI can't be trusted with background checks for Trump's nominees
An official at FBI headquarters in Washington is warning that the bureau's security clearance division is politicized and can't be trusted to screen President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top...