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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 ...

AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency ...

Trump Admin Makes Concession After Lawsuit Filed in Washington, D.C.

Earlier Friday, the nation's capital filed a lawsuit to block Republican President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department.

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 ...

Trump backs off D.C. police takeover after court warning

A federal judge persuaded the Department of Justice to give up on Donald Trump’s effort to take over command of the Washington, D.C. police department. The court did not issue a ruling but forced an ...

DC cops allowed to alert ICE about illegal immigrants during traffic stops in sanctuary city shift

DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith issued an order giving cops the authority to notify Immigration and Customs ...

‘What Does That Mean?’: Watch Muriel Bowser Step In When Police Chief Flubs Simple Question

Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., bailed out Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith ...

Mayor Bowser, Police Chief Smith say they're ready to work under federal takeover

A fter sources told WUSA9 Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith were blindsided by the president taking over D.C.