Patel is set to lead an agency that's been a frequent target of Republicans, including an effort to abolish it altogether.

Patel will be responsible for two sprawling agencies at the Justice Department. ATF alone has 5,500 personnel.

Kash Patel, the newly sworn-in director of the FBI, is expected to also be named acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, ...

Newly-sworn in FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as ...

New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...

Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...

FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...

Kash Patel confirmed as acting ATF head after Senate vote; faces political scrutiny over gun regulation stance.

During her remarks from the Senate floor this week on the confirmation of Trump's FBI Director nominee, Kash Patel, Senator ...

Sen. Mark Kelly voted against Kash Patel as FBI Director, citing concerns over Patel's history and seeking an independent FBI ...

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his ...