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Washington, DC, sues President Trump to stop federal takeover of police department

The lawsuit brought by Washington says Trump exceeded his authority under the Home Rule Act of 1973 in taking over the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 17h

Trump Administration Steps Back on Takeover of D.C. Police Department

Washington sued to stop President Trump’s takeover of the local police department, the latest clash between the city’s Democratic leadership and the Republican administration.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies

Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department.

Pam Bondi, DEA and D.C. police

CBS News on MSN · 15h

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.

Las Vegas Sun · 20h

DC leaders push back against Bondi's order naming DEA head as 'emergency police commissioner'

The memo from Attorney General Brian Schwalb argues that Bondi’s order hours earlier naming an “emergency police commissioner” and vacating district rules limiting local police cooperation with immigration authorities could not be followed by the city’s police force.

MSNBC · 1d

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA administrator as 'emergency' D.C. police chief

Attorney General Pam Bondi further cemented the Trump administration's takeover of D.C. law enforcement Thursday by shifting decision-making authority from its police chief and handing it to the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration,

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White House fires back as Trump's use of DC police for crime crackdown is placed in the crosshairs by Dems

Democratic lawmakers are pushing a joint resolution to put the kibosh on President Trump's use of the D.C. Metropolitan ...

WSKG4h

Tensions grow as Trump and Washington, D.C. officials fight over police authority

Tension in the nation's capital escalated over the question of who controls the city's police department after Washington, ...

FOX 5 Washington DC on MSN18h

DC police chief to remain in control of MPD after DC Attorney General files lawsuit

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith will remain in control of the Metropolitan Police Department after D.C. Attorney General Brian ...

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Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and ...

The New York Sun1d

D.C. Settles Police Officer’s Lawsuit Charging Its Crime Statistics Are Deliberately Understated

A former MPD sergeant claims that top officials sought to ‘downgrade crimes in order to make crime look like it was less than ...

Fresh off taking control of D.C. police, Trump announces he’ll host CBS's Kennedy Center Honors TV broadcast

Trump’s Wednesday announcement had the feel of both an awards reveal and a political rally. Seated in the front row to ...

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Karoline Leavitt says chief of police now answers to Trump who is Commander-in-Chief of DC force

The White House has confirmed the temporary chain of command for the District of Columbia police force over the next month, ...