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Kash Patel mostly absent as interim director, adding to ATF uncertainty

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Acting FBI Director Kash Patel has been in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since late February .

Patel has not returned to the bureau's Northeast Washington headquarters since then.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche this week proposed merging ATF with the Drug Enforcement Administration .

ATF is responsible for regulating the sales and licensing of firearms.

ATF has had just two Senate -approved directors since the position started requiring confirmation in 2006 .

The Biden administration withdrew its first pick to serve in the post after bipartisan pushback over gun-control advocacy.

The administration hasn’t made major personnel changes at ATF during its first two months , though there have been some shake-ups.

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