DEA Administrator Terry Cole was given all the powers of the D.C. police chief under a directive issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Federal court dispute ends with compromise allowing Trump administration police control while blocking DEA chief appointment and maintaining local police leadership structure.

Note: This segment was recorded on Friday, August 15, 2025. Washington (DC News Now) — In an unprecedented move, President ...

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

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

The Trump administration has rescinded an order that stripped Washington, D.C.’s police chief of authority, less than a day after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued it. As part of a Friday ...

Under the agreement, Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police will go back under the chairmanship of Pamela Smith, effectively ...

In the nation’s capital, a conflict over who controls the city is escalating. On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi ...

Under the accord presented by the two sides to U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, Trump administration lawyers conceded that D.C.

Bondi designated Terry Cole, who is primarily the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as the city's “emergency ...

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit saying Trump is going beyond his legal power over the ...

Officials in Washington, D.C., claimed victory Friday after a judge blocked the Trump administration from appointing a ...