The White House and Capitol Hill are considering a phone app connected to the National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS) as one of the options in their discussions for plans to reduce gun ...

The White House is in the midst of deciding whether or not an app should be used to facilitate background checks for gun buyers. According to CNN, the app would be directly connected to the ...

The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources say.