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Bondi orders D.C. mayor to recognize DEA head

Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC’s police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

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US attorney general names DEA boss Cole as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Bondi orders D.C. mayor to recognize DEA head as ‘emergency police commissioner’

In a signed order, Bondi said Cole will assume all powers and duties of the chief of police, and that the department’s top brass “must receive approval” from him before issuing any directives.

D.C. police to increase cooperation with ICE

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

As federal activity takes root in DC, police chief orders more cooperation with immigration agents

The D.C., police chief ordered more cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as Presi

CNN on MSN · 3h

DC police to share information with federal immigration officers

Washington, DC, Police Chief Pamela Smith signed an executive order Thursday allowing DC police officers to share information about people not in their custody with federal immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE — as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital and crackdown on illegal immigration.

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

As feds ramp up immigration enforcement in D.C., police allow more cooperation

D.C.’s police chief issues a policy allowing officers to assist in federal immigration enforcement, while the Trump administration announces more than two dozen immigration arrests.

Trump, DC and homeless

FOX 5 DC on MSN · 4h

DC homeless encampment cleared as Trump pushes to extend federal control

City crews cleared a homeless encampment Thursday between the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial, as concerns mount over President Donald Trump’s push to extend federal control of Washington, D.C.’s police department beyond the legal 30-day limit.

AOL · 2h

Federal authorities begin clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, DC, as part of Trump's crackdown

Federal authorities began clearing homeless encampments in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump's effort to clean up the city.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

DC cracks down on homeless encampments amid pressure from Trump

Using bulldozers and garbage trucks, authorities began tearing down homeless encampments as Trump's crackdown on the nation's capital ramped up.

DC protesters clash with cops over local checkpoint

AOL · 4h

DC protesters clash with cops over local checkpoint after Trump’s federal takeover: ‘Get off our streets’

"Why are you here? You are trying to arrest innocent people? What’s your purpose?" one the protesters shouted at federal agents.

CNN on MSN · 15h

Outraged DC locals protest traffic checkpoint

Outraged locals protested against a traffic checkpoint on 14th Street, Washington, DC on Wednesday night, as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night. A DC police commander said that the checkpoint was a quote,

WCSH-TV Portland, ME on MSN · 10h

Washington, D.C. officers and federal agents met with protest at traffic checkpoint

There were over 100 people protesting Trump's push to federalize the city's law enforcement.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA chief as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

"Commissioner Cole shall assume all of the powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police," Pam Bondi said on Aug. 14.

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Pam Bondi Dismantles DC’s Sanctuary City Policies

Attorney General Pam Bondi declared on Thursday an end to Washington, D.C.’s sanctuary city era and ordered the immediate ...

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DC residents and tourists to wake up to more troops deployed along the National Mall

Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday ...

Trump: Calls to make Washington DC a state are unacceptable

Donald Trump has said calls from Democrats for Washington DC to become a state are “ridiculous” and “unacceptable”.

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Trump administration expands National Guard presence in Washington, DC

D.C.'s police chief issued an executive order allowing local officers to notify federal ICE agents about undocumented ...

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National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects 'authoritarian push'

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has denied crime is out of control in her city, described the troop ...

Man fatally shot in Washington, DC hours after Trump federalizes city's police department

Police in Washington, D.C. respond to fatal shooting on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in city's Logan Circle neighborhood. (Credit: ...

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President Trump targets Washington DC's 'old, tired, exhausted' grass amid takeover

Trump says grass across DC's parks needs replaced, vowing not only to tackle crime in the nation's capital but to make D.C.

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Examining claim violent crime in Washington, DC, is at 30-year low

Critics have expressed skepticism at data coming from the Metropolitan Police Department of the U.S. capital. Snopes looked at FBI data.

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