For background, the White House announced it calculated the size of the trade deficit between the U.S. and a given country and divided that by how much America imports from the chosen country.

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.

The White House on Monday issued a statement warning that President Trump would veto proposed legislation to enhance background checks for gun purchases if it passes the House and Senate. The ...

The White House has reportedly parted ways with several staffers after they failed background checks. The White House Jacquelyn Martin / AP Feb. 23, 2017, 5:43 PM EST / Updated Feb. 23, 2017, 8:36 ...

Enhanced background checks have blocked thousands of gun sales to people under the age of 21 and those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes in the past year, the White House said on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House has directed the FBI to stop conducting background checks into dozens of U.S. President Donald Trump's top staffers, and to transfer the process to the ...