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Terry Cole is Washington DC's ‘emergency’ police chief

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1h

US Attorney General Names DEA Boss Cole as DC's 'Emergency Police Commissioner'

Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration whom U.S. President Donald Trump named as the interim federal commissioner of the D.C. police, speaks before a TV camera near the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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Terry Cole is Washington DC's ‘emergency’ police chief: 5 facts about DEA head

Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been named Washington DC's ‘emergency’ police chief. Attorney General Pam Bondi's announcement on Thursday came amid a driven effort to execute President Donald Trump's plans of taking over the Washington Police Department.

National Guard Deployed in DC

Fox News on MSN · 4h

WATCH: National Guard humvees, roughly 30 troops stand guard outside DC's Union Station amid police takeover

National Guard troops scaled up their presence in D.C. Thursday, with several stationed around the National Mall, at Union Station, on the subway, and other places.

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Trump deployed the National Guard and declared federal control of DC police. Here’s how he is able to do it

The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal control,

USA TODAY on MSN · 6h

National Guard patrolling DC's Union Station draw heckles, photo ops and little action

Around two dozen soldiers stood guard outside Washington, Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. They had little to do.

Dozens arrested in Washington

The Washington Post · 9h

The Latest: Dozens arrested in Washington as White House ratchets up federal police presence

The White House says there will be a round-the-clock presence of local and federal law enforcement officers in the Washington, D

The Boston Globe · 1d

Federal agents will be out 24-seven on patrol in Washington, the White House says

The White House says the number of National Guard troops in Washington will ramp up and federal officers will be on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Photos of the National Guard and Federal Agents in Washington

After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National Guard began to arrive in the capital.

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Bondi orders DC to end sanctuary city policies and appoints emergency police commissioner

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday evening directed the Washington, DC, mayor and police department to end the capital’s ...

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Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under ...

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Trump authorized to control DC police indefinitely under House GOP proposal

Tenn., plans to introduce a resolution to remove the 30-day limit on President Donald Trump's control of Washington D.C.'s ...

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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 ...

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A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police

The White House says Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of Washington D.C.’s police department.

Police chief orders more cooperation with immigration agents as federal activity takes root in DC

The police chief’s order establishes that Metropolitan Police Department officers may now share information with immigration ...

Trump administration claims powers of DC police chief, strengthening federal grip on law enforcement

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the DEA Terry Cole as D.C.’s “emergency police commissioner." ...