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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 ...

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 ...
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Teenagers in Washington D.C. say the federal police takeover makes them feel unsafe

When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus ...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Government Agrees in Court That D.C. Chief Controls City Police

Under pressure from a federal judge, the Justice Department clarified that Washington’s police chief will, for now, retain ...

Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington's police. Here's what to know

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump's ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA administrator as 'emergency' D.C. police chief

The order effectively strips authority from the head of the Metropolitan Police Department days after Trump launched a ...
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Tensions grow as Trump and Washington, D.C. officials fight over police authority

Tension in the nation's capital escalated over the question of who controls the city's police department after Washington, ...

D.C. Mayor Leads Pushback Against Bondi’s Appointment of Terry Cole as Washington’s ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’

The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.