Bondi defends Justice Department proposal to end standalone ATF

Susan Collins criticizes cuts to protections for women in defense budget proposal

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s proposed Justice Department budget ran into criticism from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday, as lawmakers questioned a plan that would cut funding to law enforcement agencies and outlines an overhaul to the department’s structure. Senators called out and picked apart pieces of the proposal during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee meeting with Attorney General Pam Bondi, bringing up the administratio…

Bondi defends Justice Department proposal to end standalone ATF

Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday defended a proposal to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.