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

With the Constitution as its cornerstone, the agency can become smaller, more efficient and less political.

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

The new FBI director instructed personnel not to respond to Musk's demand to justify their job or face dismissal.

Among those who pushed back on an Elon Musk-ordered Office of Personnel Management demand that federal employees justify ...

Newly sworn-in FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to take the reins of another federal law enforcement agency as the acting ...

Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel sent out correspondence to all departments he is in charge of, ordering them to ...

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and conservative commentator, has been named the new deputy director of the FBI by ...

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

Several in the intelligence community have expressed concern over Bongino's lack of experience and support for conspiracy ...

Kash Patel instructed his staff to not respond to any email sent by the Office of Personnel Management, instead detailing the next steps to be taken. Patel's move comes on the backdrop of Musk's ...

Kash Patel, the newly minted head of the FBI, is making it clear the bureau does not take marching orders from Elon Musk.