Hagerty argued over the weekend that it doesn’t make a difference to most Americans whether the FBI or an independent firm conducts a background check of a nominee, such as Pete Hegseth ...

Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested Sunday that Americans don't care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of ...

A top GOP senator dismissed the need for the FBI to do background checks of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, claiming the public “doesn’t care” about who’s vetting the ...

Trump will command compliance from his administration, GOP senator says. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, said voters don't care who conducts background checks into ...

Hagerty argued over the weekend that it doesn’t make a difference to most Americans whether the FBI or an independent firm conducts a background check of a nominee, such as Pete Hegseth, Trump’s ...