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Trump, DC police and Federal Takeover

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 Police force for federal purposes.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

New Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Federal Takeover of DC Police Department as Crackdown Intensifies

Washington is challenging President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court after his administration increased federal control over the city

USA Today · 7h

Judge refuses initial request to block Trump's takeover of DC police

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes refused to block Trump's takeover of DC police but said federal changes in policing must go through the mayor.

Pam Bondi, DEA and D.C. police

CBS News on MSN · 6h

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 · 11h

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 · 17h

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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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.

18hon MSN

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

Brian Schwalb, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington on Friday ...

8hon MSN

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 ...

14h

Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police

House and Senate Democrats on Friday introduced legislation that would end the Trump administration’s control of Washington’s ...

'A very important day for Home Rule' | Trump admin, DC reach compromise about control of Metropolitan Police Department

The order by a federal official to replace the police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on an "emergency" basis has ...

Courthouse News Service7h

AG Bondi walks back order to take federal control of DC police

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes instructed attorneys for the DC and federal government to hash out an agreement reversing a ...

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Washington sues to stop federal takeover of police department

The U.S. capital Washington sued Donald Trump on Friday over his attempted takeover of the city's police force, escalating a ...

17h

Trump Administration Backs Off New Attempt to Widen Control of D.C. Police

The chief will remain after a lawsuit challenged the Justice Department’s attempt to install a new leader as part of an ...

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Homan clarifies degree of demanded DC cooperation with ICE amid growing feud about federal police takeover

Homan made a distinction between cooperation and direct involvement regarding the Metropolitan Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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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 ...

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