Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Arcs in the news about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 52 stories · 149 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 20, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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Kash Patel at the FBI, from his nomination to the fights over his tenure

9 of 30 stories this year · 2 about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents: "Historic Opportunity" · 9 articles, Mar 12Iran-linked hackers claim they breached FBI Director Kash Patel's email · 66 articles, Mar 27FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over story on alleged drinking, absences · 43 articles, Apr 18Another Kash Patel defamation lawsuit was just dismissed · 6 articles, Apr 22NYT alleges FBI investigated reporter over story on Kash Patel’s girlfriend · 8 articles, Apr 23FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange · 7 articles, May 12Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial · 26 articles, May 14FBI chief Patel defends loosening of hiring standards on bestiality, prostitution · 99 articles, Sep 14Patel suggests FBI agents may be sent to polls · 7 articles, Sep 15

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else6 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 2– 3'Shooting incident' reported at Virginia elementary school: ATF57 articles · 26 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 4 right
  2. Aug 27– 28ATF investigating 'major' cybersecurity incident27 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 5 right
  3. Aug 18– 19Biden-era ‘ghost guns’ restrictions are unconstitutional, judge rules8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 4 right
  4. Jul 30– 31Hochul tightens New York firearm laws in response to ATF rule changes6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right

Stories that name Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

  1. Mar 12Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF official says19 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 5 right
  2. Jan 9– 102 people shot in Portland identified as possible Tren de Aragua members, DHS claims38 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 5 right