The order by a federal official to replace the police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on an "emergency" basis has been deemed unlawful by D.C.'s AG.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that DEA Administrator Terrence Cole will temporarily serve as the chief of ...

Amid Trump’s push to reduce crime by sidelining the district's home rule status, Pam Bondi tapped DEA chief Terry Cole to assume Metro Police Chief duties.

The order effectively strips authority from the head of the Metropolitan Police Department days after Trump launched a ...

Washington is challenging President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court after his administration ...

Less than 12 hours after the Trump administration seemingly replaced Washington, D.C.’s, police chief with a federal officer, the District is headed to federal court to block the move. D.C. Attorney ...

It is my opinion that the Bondi order is unlawful, and that you are not legally obligated to follow it,” DC Attorney General ...

He’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. At the agency, he worked in Oklahoma, ...

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb late Thursday called a federal directive naming the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s "emergency police commissioner" unlawful and ...

Schwalb sent a letter to Smith on Thursday evening informing her that the “Bondi Order is unlawful,” and “you are not legally obligated to follow it.” ...

DC police will share information on anyone officers encounter with ICE agents - AG Pam Bondi moves to scrap restrictions on ...

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