And now it may be on the verge of extinction. I’m talking, of course, about the official background check, the process that has subjected appointees to FBI examination since the Eisenhower years ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team's decision to bypass the traditional FBI background checks for some of its nominees is concerning some in the legal and national security communities.

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., advocated for FBI background checks on President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and appointees in a new letter—as Trump has reportedly so ...