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D.C. AG: Bondi naming DEA chief emergency police commissioner "unlawful" – Axios

D.C. AG: Bondi naming DEA chief emergency police commissioner “unlawful”  Axios AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation  Fox News Live Updates: DC Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Police Takeover  The New York Times DC sues Trump admin over move to sideline MPD chief, calls it ‘hostile takeover’  NBC4 Washington Donald Trump’s Move to Seize DC …

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Feds Turn Into Beat Cops in Trump’s D.C. Policing Surge – The New York Times

Feds Turn Into Beat Cops in Trump’s D.C. Policing Surge  The New York Times DC’s soft-on-crime leaders let teens run wild, opened door for Trump takeover: police group  Fox News How the White House’s claims about D.C. homelessness compare to the data  NBC News Crime ‘hot spots’ targeted, encampments cleared, as feds expand D.C. push  The Washington Post As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics …

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D.C. attorney general sues over Trump’s ‘hostile takeover’ of local police

D.C. attorney general sues over Trump’s ‘hostile takeover’ of local police

WASHINGTON — Brian Schwalb, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington on Friday challenging the Trump administration’s takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s Monday order as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Thursday order claiming federal control of the D.C. police force. Schwalb’s office argued that the …

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DOJ Employee Who Threw Sandwich at D.C. Cop Charged With Assault

DOJ Employee Who Threw Sandwich at D.C. Cop Charged With Assault

The Justice Department has fired one of its own and charged him with felony assault after he threw a sub sandwich at a federal officer.  A video of Sean Charles Dunn throwing a sandwich at the chest of an officer amid President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., went viral earlier this week. Dunn, at point …

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Jets to Martha’s Vineyard Amid Trump Takeover

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Jets to Martha’s Vineyard Amid Trump Takeover

Muriel Bowser’s office says she is heading to the luxe vacation destination for a day to pick up her daughter As President Donald Trump and his administration pursue a hostile takeover of Washington, D.C., the city’s mayor is skipping town for a bit.  Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office confirmed reports on Thursday that she left D.C. for Martha’s Vineyard. “The mayor …

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What federal agents can and can't do in Trump's D.C. crackdown – Axios

What federal agents can and can’t do in Trump’s D.C. crackdown  Axios As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime  The New York Times Chicagoans protest over President Trump’s deployment of National Guard in D.C.  CBS News Trump makes false claims about crime in Washington DC as homeless camps are cleared  The Guardian All eyes on Washington, and …

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

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

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday scrapped local directives that severely limited cooperation between police officers in Washington, D.C., and federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration agencies. The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of “sanctuary” policies in the nation’s capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police Department, for the time being, to fully cooperate with federal immigration …

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Trump administration claims powers of D.C. police chief : NPR

Trump administration claims powers of D.C. police chief : NPR

National Guard personnel keep watch as travelers arrive at the entrance to Union Station near the Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration …

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White House: Bondi has "officially ENDED" D.C. sanctuary policies – Axios

White House: Bondi has “officially ENDED” D.C. sanctuary policies  Axios Trump Administration Overrules D.C. Police on Immigration Enforcement  The New York Times DC police to share information with federal immigration officers  CNN Person stopped by DC police taken into ICE custody amid police takeover  NBC4 Washington Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents  CBS News Source link

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