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AG Pam Bondi appoints emergency Washington, D.C. police chief

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that DEA Administrator Terrence Cole will temporarily serve as the chief of ...

Bondi backs off initial order to take over D.C. police, issues new directive that keeps chief in place

The development came after Washington, D.C.'s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's ...

D.C. Police Chief Retains Control of City Police After Court Hearing

After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive ...

White House Backs Off ‘Hostile Takeover’ of D.C. Police Chief Role

The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, ...

President Trump ramps up takeover of Washington’s police department. Here’s what to know

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his ...

More federal troops headed to DC as local police chief retains control

Three US Republican-led states deployed hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, DC, marking a significant ...

Former Capitol Police Chief says crime by ‘gangs of youth’ in DC has spiked, escaped ‘certain neighborhoods’

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher ...

In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation ...