Milestones

By Allan Lengel FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to also serve as acting director of ATF, ABC News reports. The appointment will only heighten concerns among critics who fear Patel will show no independence from the White House. Before his hearing on Capitol Hill, Patel wrote about an enemies’ list and the need to…

Peter B. Bensinger, who led the DEA through a critical period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died at 88.

By Allan Lengel Kash Patel, the most controversial pick for director in the FBI’s history, was confirmed for the top post by the Senate Thursday in a narrow 51-49 vote, with only two Republicans opposing him. He becomes the ninth director of the FBI. The Washington Post noted that each of the last three FBI…

The FBI has named Mehtab Syed to serve as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office.