A passenger aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Ariz., shot and killed a DEA agent and critically injured another while conducting a routine inspection for illegal drugs and guns on the train.
President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF, David Chipman, said the White House neglected him as his nomination floundered in the Senate.
President Biden plans to withdraw his pick to lead the ATF, David Chipman, after the nomination floundered in the Senate
The FBI announced on Wednesday that the Indianapolis gunman who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in April was not motivated by racial bias or ideology.
David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF, is facing strong opposition from Senate Republicans and uncertainty among some Democrats.
The FBI has been unable to keep pace with the surge in firearms sales and failed to finish more than 316,000 background checks in the first nine months of 2020.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday was deadlocked on whether to advance the nomination of David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF.
The FBI reports that 93 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty last year, a small increase over 2019.
