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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 ...

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.

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

He’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. At the agency, he worked in Oklahoma, New York and Washington. He spent time overseas in Colombia, Afghanistan and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents

The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of "sanctuary" policies in the nation's capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police ...

Prisoner escapes custody at Sea-Tac Airport in Washington, police say

A prisoner in Washington managed to escape from the custody of Department of Corrections officers while he was being ...

DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes'

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of command following Trump's federalization of department.