Trump Administration Considers Merging Drug and Gun Agencies at Justice Dept. in Broader Reorganization

March 27, 2025 by Author

The Trump administration is considering major changes in how the Justice Department operates, including by merging the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into one, according to an internal memo. The other changes include drastically altering how the department’s public integrity section functions, a downsizing of the fraud-focused investigations … Read more

‘Ghost Guns’: What They Are and Why There Has Been a Fight Over Them

March 26, 2025 by Author

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld federal restrictions the Biden administration placed on “ghost guns,” drawing a spotlight to the kits that can be assembled into homemade firearms and the new front in the fight over gun control that they opened up. Administration officials had said the popularity of the weapons had soared in recent … Read more

Supreme Court Upholds Biden Administration’s Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’

March 26, 2025 by Author

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld federal restrictions aimed at curtailing access to kits that can be easily assembled into homemade, nearly untraceable firearms. In a 7-to-2 decision, written by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, one of the court’s conservatives, the justices left in place requirements enacted during the Biden administration as part of a broader … Read more

Trump Administration Prepares to Give Gun Rights Back to Some Convicts

March 19, 2025 by Author

The Justice Department plans to create a path for people with criminal convictions to own guns again, an issue that became contentious at the agency when officials there sought to restore that right to the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump’s. The move would hand a victory to gun rights supporters less … Read more

Pam Bondi Calls Tesla Vandalism ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Promising Consequences

March 19, 2025 by Author

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday labeled a recent spate of attacks on Tesla dealerships across the country as acts of “domestic terrorism” directed at Elon Musk, as Trump allies have pressured the Justice Department to take aggressive action. In recent weeks, vandals in apparent protest of Mr. Musk’s polarizing efforts to drastically shrink the … Read more