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Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface

By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 3:18 PM CST, November 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they may be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check.

The Trump transition team has so far not signed the requisite agreements with the White House or the Justice Department to allow the FBI to screen his personnel choices, both for the process of obtaining security clearances and meeting the Senate’s usual standards for nominations.

That means the Senate could be asked to vote on Trump’s picks without the usual rigorous background checking meant to uncover personal problems, criminal histories or other red flags that would raise questions about a nominee’s suitability for the job. There already are questions about problematic issues related to a number of the people Trump wants in his administration.

“There are very real liabilities on the security side if you don’t get this right,” said Dan Meyer, a Washington lawyer at the Tully Rinckey law firm who specializes in background checks, security clearances and federal employment law. ...

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Deadly Israeli air strikes hit Gaza - reports

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rescuers are said to be searching for survivors after buildings were hit in Beit Lahia and Gaza City.
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Moment world's tallest woman and shortest woman meet

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The pair shared afternoon tea in London in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2024.
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Fourth tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

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Some suspect they consumed drinks laced with methanol, a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.
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Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The winning bidder says he will eat the banana in coming days as part of a "unique artistic experience".
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Texas offers Trump land for migrant 'deportation facilities'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The president-elect has repeatedly pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants once in office.
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Uncertainty after Australia foreign students bill hits opposition

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Universities had already begun making changes, as the controversial bill was expected to easily pass.
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Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The two countries have grown very close recently, with N Korea supporting Putin's war in Ukraine.
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Fate of Gaetz ethics report uncertain after congressional panel deadlocked

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Pressure has been mounting on the ethics committee to release a report on Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.
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Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel

  • News source: Karoun Demirjian
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The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.
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Bernie Sanders' push to limit weapons sales to Israel blocked by the Senate

  • News source: Megan Lebowitz and Frank Thorp V | NBC News
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel.

The resolutions garnered bipartisan opposition and had not been expected to pass.

Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored three separate resolutions which zeroed in on different types of weapons: tank rounds, mortar rounds and a type of guidance kit that is often attached to bombs dropped in Gaza. The resolutions failed, with 78, 79 and 80 senators voting against the three separate...
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US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade
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Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth

  • News source: Sharon LaFraniere
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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.
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Uncertainty after Australia foreign students bill hits opposition

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Universities had already begun making changes, as the controversial bill was expected to easily pass.
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Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans

  • News source: Maya C. Miller
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The G.O.P. united behind Nick Begich III, the conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family, to beat Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat.
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Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Bipartisan Press Freedom Bill

  • News source: Charlie Savage
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The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters’ records. It is now less likely the legislation would clear the Senate before the current session ends.
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