Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing? The continued delay in starting the transition process may make it impossible for potentially ...

President-elect Donald Trump's team puts off transition traditions, including background checks President-elect Donald Trump's transition team said its intent is to create "a self-sufficient ...

President Trump's transition team has agreed to allow the FBI to vet incoming cabinet nominees with background checks, they announced Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump's team still hasn't signed the agreements required to begin the transition process to the White House.

(CNN) — 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 ...

FBI background checks and ethics agreements are a standard part of vetting cabinet nominees. But, so far, the Trump transition is going its own way.

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay.

The transition said the agreement with the DOJ allows Trump’s team to “submit names for background checks and security clearances.” The transition had previously resisted using the FBI to ...

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team will lean on private companies to conduct background checks and vet potential Cabinet members in his administration, per a new report from CNN. A ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees ...