Steven Dettelbach, one of only two people ever to be confirmed by the Senate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, stepped down from the ATF last month, ahead of Donald ...

President Trump is expected to appoint new FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a domestic law enforcement agency ...

The ATF, like the FBI, is an agency within the Justice Department. It has more than 5,200 employees and a budget of approximately $1.6 billion. One of its primary responsibilities is to ...

The ATF, a law enforcement agency housed in the Department of Justice, is responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding the illegal use, sale and trafficking of firearms and explosives ...

FBI Director Kash Patel directed bureau staff Saturday to not respond to an email sent from the Office of Personnel Management — and supported by Elon Musk — demanding that federal workers ...

Patel was sworn in at ATF headquarters just days after he became director of the FBI, said the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

An official said Patel will likely be sworn into the position early next week. President Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol ...

Patel, a Trump loyalist, will run the FBI, the nation's most prominent law enforcement agency, at a time of growing upheaval while also leading the ATF, which enforces U.S. gun laws. Democrats and ...

US President Donald Trump will appoint newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Reuters reported on Saturday.

Kash Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives next week. It’s an unusual arrangement that raises questions about a bureau that ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s new Director of the FBI, speaks during a swearing-in ceremony, Friday ...