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A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police

The White House says Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of Washington D.C.’s police department.

DC Mayor and Police Chief: We're Getting More Resources And We're Going To Use Them To Make Our City Safer

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith spoke to reporters after a meeting Tuesday morning with ...

Police and federal agencies scramble to figure out strategy after Trump’s move to declare DC emergency

The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to ...

Hours after Trump seized DC police force, a man was gunned down in Logan Circle

Less than 10 hours after President Donald Trump seized control of the Washington, D.C., police force, a man was gunned down ...

What to know about DC Home Rule Act as Trump puts DC police under federal control

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is putting Washington, D.C. police "under direct federal control" -- invoking ...

Symone Sanders: "As A Black Woman In America, I Don't Always Think More Police Make Streets Safer"

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough challenges Democratic strategist Symone Sanders, trying to downplay crime in DC in opposition to ...

The nation’s capital waits for Trump’s next move as a federal takeover threat looms

President Donald Trump's promised law enforcement surge in the nation's capital didn't appear to happen as scheduled on its ...

The Latest: National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC as Trump’s federal takeover begins

He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation’s capital than other cities.