US EditionBondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back
- Attorney General Pam Bondi named DEA head Terry Cole as Washington's emergency police commissioner with full police chief powers on Thursday evening.
- This directive follows President Trump's federal takeover of law enforcement in D.C. to address crime and immigration concerns amid heightened federal presence since Wednesday night.
- On Wednesday night, authorities arrested 45 people, including 29 for illegal residency, while troops and federal agents increased patrols in key locations like Navy Yard and Union Station.
- President Trump stated he used a "very small force," described the move as "a very positive thing," and said city police can now do their jobs properly under the security lockdown.
- The expanded federal role, including 800 activated National Guard members trained in de-escalation and crowd control, aims to restore law and order until the president declares conditions met.
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President Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C., offers insights on what could be in store for Chicago
WASHINGTON — Along the streets of the nation’s capital, signs planted in front yards exclaim “Free DC,” neighbors keep watch to ensure immigrant children walking to school are protected, and short bike rides are routinely interrupted by sightings of federal agents milling about and troops carrying guns. The fight for control over Washington’s streets these days is not — as President Donald Trump portrays it — much of a clash between law enforcem…
Trump: Some Americans prefer a dictator but I'm not
President Donald Trump has defended his latest wave of security measures in Washington, insisting he is not a dictator even as he claimed that some Americans would embrace one. Trump spoke during a press conference at the Oval Office where he signed executive orders introducing stiffer penalties for suspects who burn the American flag and eliminating cashless bail. The new measures come as part of his administration’s escalating crackdown on cri…
AG Bondi Strips Sanctuary City Official Of Power, Appoints New Emergency Police Commissioner - The American Tribune.com
In major news that came on the evening of Thursday, August 14, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order in which she appointed a new Emergency Police commissioner whose power will override that of DC Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith and grant police officers in Washington, D.C., enough power to deal with illegal aliens alongside federal authorities, overiding the city’s sanctuary policies. The order in which she established Drug Enforcement Adm…
DOJ backs off attempt to install emergency DC police chief
The Trump administration on Friday appeared to back off of its attempt to install a new “emergency” head of the Washington police force after local officials challenged the move in federal court. The Justice Department identified Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as the new “emergency police commissioner” in an order on Thursday, stipulating that he would assume “all of the powers and duties” held by the District’s po…
Judge declares D.C. police chief is still in command, while D.C. Mayor Bowser returns from Martha’s Vineyard
After Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed DEA head Terry Cole as “emergency police commissioner” of D.C., bypassing Mayor Bowser and Police Chief Smith, it prompted Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Schwalb to sue, saying the move violated the 1973 Home Rule Act.
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