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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 federal crackdown on crime in the city.

The Morning Call · 4h

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

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders,

NPR · 19h

Trump administration names DEA head to be D.C.'s emergency police commissioner

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington D.C.'s emergency police commissioner. The National Guard, FBI and other entities are now working to follow President Trump's directive to clean up the nation's capital.

Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place

The Hill on MSN · 13h

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 Administration chief at the head of the district’s police, warning that the directive could upend the department’s operations.

Las Vegas Sun · 6h

Trump administration reverses course and agrees to leave DC police chief in charge

The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of department after a court hearing. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a new memo, directed the District's police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement “notwithstanding” city law.

Associated Press · 7h

Washington DC sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department

The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

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Texas men sentenced after posing as DEA agents, plan to steal marijuana from Oregon home

Two Texas men were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday for their role in a conspiracy to disguise themselves as Drug ...

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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, ...

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D.C. police chief remains in command under deal with Trump administration

The U.S. Justice Department agreed on Friday to scale back President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempted takeover of the ...

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D.C. Sues Trump Administration Over Police Takeover and Rallies Against ‘Emergency Commissioner’ Appointment

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

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DEA issues important message to parents about drugs before school year begins

The DEA says that in North Dakota, close to 70 pounds of meth have been confiscated in 2025, the most in the past five years.

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Suspect shot during DEA operation in Parsippany, N.J.

A suspect was shot Wednesday morning while Drug Enforcement Administration agents were executing a search warrant in ...

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