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

Trump administration backs off demand to replace DC police chief — but directs cops to follow federal immigration laws

The attorney general’s new order represents a partial retreat for the Trump administration in the face of intense skepticism from a judge over the legality of Bondi's earlier directive that sought to put the police force under the full control of the federal government.

DOJ removes newly named D.C. emergency police chief, agrees to rewrite Bondi directive on immigration

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order Thursday that amounted to a reversal of "sanctuary" policies in D.C. The District sued over the order Friday.

DC police chief retains command after deal with Trump administration

The city had asked a judge to block Attorney General Bondi's order that put in place an "emergency police commissioner".

D.C. files lawsuit to stop White House from installing police commissioner for Washington

The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the U.S. capital, has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of a police chief — a significant move that the D.C. attorney general said was unlawful.

Trump team’s order for new DC police chief prompts pushback from local leaders

Pam Bondi says DEA chief Terry Cole in charge of Metropolitan police amid White House crackdown on crimeWashington officials are pushing back against an order from US attorney general Pam Bondi late on Thursday that the federal government impose a new police chief on the nation’s capital.The Trump administration named the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be imposed as “emergency police commissioner” over Washington D…

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 that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police."