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AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency ...

Bondi backs off initial order to take over D.C. police, issues new directive that keeps chief in place

Washington, D.C.'s police chief is the force's top official once again, after the Trump administration rescinded an order ...

DC officials defy Bondi order appointing ‘emergency police commissioner’ in federal takeover

Amid Trump’s push to reduce crime by sidelining the district's home rule status, Pam Bondi tapped DEA chief Terry Cole to assume MPD chief duties.

Bondi puts sanctuary cities nationwide on notice after DC police federal takeover

The Justice Department sent letters to sanctuary jurisdictions demanding cooperation with immigration enforcement or face ...

Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents

The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of "sanctuary" policies in the nation's capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police ...

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,” ...

Federal judge casts doubt on Bondi's move to sideline DC police leadership

A federal judge on Friday considered placing a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's takeover of ...

A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of D.C. police

Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of the police department in Washington, D.C., — so says the White House.