Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> plans to press ahead with a merger of its 2 agencies that investigate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drug</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/firearms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firearms</span></a> offenses, though the effort would still need *approval* from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>, 4 sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.</p><p>In a meeting on Thurs, ofcls from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEA</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ATF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATF</span></a> [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives] were informed that the merger could be executed as soon as October, one of the sources said….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpPurge</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-dept-takes-next-steps-merge-atf-dea-sources-say-2025-05-16/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-justic</span><span class="invisible">e-dept-takes-next-steps-merge-atf-dea-sources-say-2025-05-16/</span></a></p>