As part of the confirmation process, the FBI conducts background checks of nominees. FBI investigations focus on "character ...
Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the FBI’s background check of ...
A new report claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background check concerning Pete Hegseth is "unremarkable.
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin raised a question over why Hegseth's ex-wife was not interviewed for his background check.
These checks may include some combination of an investigation into the employee's credit score, criminal background and even social media activity. The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and ...
The woman who accused Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017 — which he denies — was not interviewed by the FBI, according to reports ...