Trump skips FBI background checks for controversial cabinet picks – report

15/11/2024 17:24 The Guardian

Bypassing the standard procedure comes as president-elect’s choices of RFK Jr and Matt Gaetz send shock wavesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s transition team has bypassed standard background checks by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on some of his controversial cabinet nominees, it has been reported, minimising the chances of them being rejected for Senate confirmation based on any past transgressions or conflicts of interest.Such background checks – a longstanding tradition for incoming presidential nominations dating back decades to the early cold war – have instead been outsourced to private investigators. Continue reading...

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15/11/2024 17:56 The Guardian

Peers warn not reforming IPP sentences could cause another Post Office scandal

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15/11/2024 17:52 The Guardian

Protesters storm Abkhazia parliament over Russian investment deal

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15/11/2024 16:49 The Guardian

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15/11/2024 11:53 The Guardian

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15/11/2024 11:50 The Guardian

First Thing: RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

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15/11/2024 11:25 The Guardian

‘Who benefits from this?’ Soul-searching after the Amsterdam violence

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15/11/2024 04:30 The Guardian

Australia news live: elevated fire danger warning for parts of NSW, Victoria and Queensland; Chalmers says economic woes have fed ‘alienation’

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14/11/2024 23:12 The Guardian

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14/11/2024 22:41 The Guardian

Gary Oldman to read CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need

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Elizabeth Warren denounces Biden administration over Gaza humanitarian situation

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14/11/2024 19:24 The Guardian

Jailed Bosnian Serb general says he aided and abetted Srebrenica genocide

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14/11/2024 18:29 The Guardian

Gulag History Museum in Moscow temporarily closed ‘for safety reasons’

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14/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Trump’s ‘reckless’ attorney general choice sends shockwaves through Washington – US politics live

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