ATF chief warns that agency cuts could result in dire consequences

Washington — With just days remaining in the Biden administration, not all of the president’s appointees are departing quietly. Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is warning that the incoming administration has the agency in its sights. Dettelbach’s agency helped identify Thomas Crooks — the gunman in the July

ATF head warns that the Trump administration’s funding cut plans could risk lives

ATF head warns that the Trump administration’s funding cut plans could risk lives – CBS News Watch CBS News Steve Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, warned that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to reduce funding for the agency could risk lives. Scott MacFarlane reports. View CBS News In Be

Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Jane Goodall, Magic Johnson, others

Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Jane Goodall, Magic Johnson, others – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden on Saturday awarded 19 recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian distinction. Honorees included former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, basketball star Magic Johnson and

Jimmy Carter’s 6-day funeral begins in Georgia

Jimmy Carter’s 6-day funeral begins in Georgia – CBS News Watch CBS News The six-day state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter began in his home town of Plains, Georgia, Saturday. Carter was honored and remembered in a service at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where several family members spoke. Everyday Americans will have the

Judge Declines Jan. 6 Defendant’s Request to Attend Trump Inauguration

Russell Taylor’s cooperation and good conduct does not entitle him to permission to travel to Washington for the inauguration, the judge determined. A federal judge has denied a Jan. 6 defendant’s request to travel to Washington to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a trip requiring court approval under his probation terms. Russell Taylor, who pleaded