Nearly Six Months After Nomination, No Confirmation Hearing Set for ATF’s Andrew Traver

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON —  Nearly six months after the White House nominated Andrew Traver to head ATF, there’s no sign of a confirmation hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee said there’s nothing scheduled for Traver, who heads  the ATF Chicago Office, and explained that the committee has so many confirmation hearings to deal with….

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Sen. Grassley Wants to Know If ATF Agents Have Been Advised to Stonewall Congressional Inquiries

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley on Friday expressed concerns that ATF agents are possibly being encouraged not to fully cooperate with Congressional inquiries into a controversial  ATF gun-walking program. In a press release issued Friday, Grassley said his concerns surfaced after documents released by AFT through the Freedom of Information Act…

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