FBI Director Kash Patel Sworn in as Acting ATF Chief

Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel was sworn in as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Monday, according to the agency. “ATF welcomes Acting Director Kash Patel to ATF, who was sworn in and had his first visit to ATF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. today. We are enthusiastic to work together for a safer America,” the bureau said in a Feb. 24 post on social media platform X. Patel is now leading two agencies under the Department of Justice. He was sworn in as FBI director on Feb. 22 after being confirmed by the Senate in a 51–49 vote....