Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday defended a proposal to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...

The Justice Department has proposed merging the Drug Enforcement Administration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as part of what would be a dramatic shift in the ...

Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday defended a controversial Trump administration proposal to eliminate the ATF and merge its functions into the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The potential merger of the ATF and DEA would represent one of the biggest shakeups of the Justice Department's law enforcement components since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

By Steve Neavling. Justice Department leaders are considering a plan to merge the DEA and ATF into a single agency, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Associated Press.. Deputy Attorney ...

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced its strong opposition to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently proposed ...

A memo from Justice Department officials wants to merge two federal law enforcement agencies, the DEA and ATF, into one unit (AFP via Getty Images) The DEA , established in 1973, combats illicit ...

The Justice Department plans to press ahead with a merger of its two agencies that investigate drug and firearms offenses, ... The proposal to merge the ATF and DEA first surfaced in March, ...

Justice Dept could merge DEA, ATF in major wave of cuts, memo shows The possible major shakeup comes amid President Donald Trump's moves to radically streamline the government. Sarah N. Lynch ...

Justice Department proposes merging ATF with DEA, other major changes The potential changes were outlined in a memo sent from the office of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Updated March 27, 2025 ...

Other proposed changes in the memo include merging all the Justice Department’s grant offices into one, and eliminating the Community Relations Service, an office that works to de-escalate ...