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Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb responded late Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s directive was “unlawful,” ...

US attorney general names DEA boss Cole as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug ...

DC police chief calls Trump move to install DEA head ‘threat to law and order’

Chief Pamela Smith pushed back Friday morning on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s move to install the Drug Enforcement ...

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, ...

West Virginia National Guard being sent to DC as White House escalates police takeover

West Virginia National Guard troops are now being sent to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA chief as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

"Commissioner Cole shall assume all of the powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police," Pam Bondi said on Aug. 14.

Police chief orders more cooperation with immigration agents as federal activity takes root in D.C.

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