Can Washington Do Without the Background Checks?

Politico: “Even if Trump and the FBI ultimately work out a deal, it may well involve a less rigorous set of protocols than the ones that have long prevailed in Washington…”

“A quieter conversation is going on already among insiders who work on the often infuriating background-check ritual: What would such a transformation mean for how the capital does business?”

New York Times: Schumer presses for FBI checks and Senate consideration of Trump nominees.