FIRST ON FOX - FBI Director Kash Patel is strongly refuting a CNN report alleging he is implementing a "major cutback" of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in a memo to ...

Republican-led efforts to overhaul ATF have been ongoing, most recently by Reps. Eric Burlison (R-MO) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO).

Patel was sworn in as acting ATF leader on February 24, three days after he was sworn in as FBI director, a role he continues to hold. It was unusual for one person to be tapped to lead two major ...