President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs,

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for key Cabinet roles have raised some eyebrows in Washington, D.C. While Trump is elevating some of his most passionate supporters for key roles in his administration,

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 source within Trump’s team cited the slow speed and rigor of the standard FBI screenings for their departure from the typical process,

The FBI announced on Thursday the arrest of a Texas man who allegedly created and disseminated ISIS propaganda and wanted to commit a “9/11-style” attack in the United States.

A major "9/11 style" terrorist attack, possibly in Houston, was averted with the arrest of a local Houston man who was allegedly plotting with ISIS to attack America, U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Texas announced Thursday.

The FBI field office in Houston arrested a man charged with providing material support to ISIS and planning a terrorist attack on American soil.