U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,

FBI Director Kash Patel directed bureau staff Saturday to “pause” responding to Elon Musk-backed demands that federal workers justify their jobs or resign – as news broke that Patel would be tapped to be the acting head of a second federal law enforcement agency,

The future of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could be in limbo as the Trump administration looks to tap FBI Director Kash Patel as its chief. A Department of Justice official said Patel could be sworn in as early as this week to lead ATF.

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 within the Department of Justice,

President Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. A Justice Department official told ABC News that Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting director early next week.

FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to a Justice Department official. This unusual dual role would place Patel in charge of two major Justice Department agencies,