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President Trump on Monday tapped Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to lead the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department. On Thursday, Attorney ...
The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug ...
DEA head Terry Cole outlined the “unified effort" to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. after Trump declared a federal takeover ...
The head of the DEA has been given the powers of D.C.’s police chief, part of a Trump administration law enforcement takeover ...
"Commissioner Cole shall assume all of the powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police," Pam Bondi said on Aug. 14.
The position will give Cole the same authority as Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, who reports directly to Washington, ...
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