Feds Turn Into Beat Cops in Trump’s D.C. Policing Surge

In the nation’s capital, federal agents have operated a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Some residents are uneasy.

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Tennessee Man Charged in Attempt to Detonate Bombs During Arrest

The authorities said Kevin O’Neal tried to set off explosives as Polk County, Tenn., deputies entered his home. More than a dozen devices were later found.

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Justice Dept. to Cut Gun-Sale Inspectors in Half as It Moves to Downsize A.T.F.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to defang and downsize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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States Sue to Stop Return of Seized Machine Gun Conversion Devices

The Trump administration, reversing a Biden-era policy, had said it would return thousands of confiscated devices that allow rapid firing, even in states where they are banned.

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Trump Aims to Use More F.B.I., Drug and Gun Agents to Pursue Immigrants

The Justice Department plans to bolster enforcement and deportation work in 25 cities across the United States.

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Trump Calls Florida Shooting a ‘Shame,’ but Signals No Shift in Gun Laws

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president said he would “always protect the Second Amendment.”

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Under Trump, Gun Agency Remains Rudderless and Leaderless

The A.T.F. has been hit by the departure of key career officials, the diversion of agents from core duties to immigration enforcement and from what amounts to a campaign of indifference.

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Kash Patel Is Removed as A.T.F. Director and Replaced by Army Secretary

The unusual move has placed a civilian military leader in charge of a domestic law enforcement entity.

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Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights to Be Restored by Justice Dept.

People familiar with the decision said Mr. Gibson, a supporter of President Trump, would be among 10 people with convictions to get back their gun rights.

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

Overall, the vision, as outlined in a memo, is to downsize by consolidating some work inside its headquarters, while farming other responsibilities out to the U.S. attorney’s offices.

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