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Fresh off taking control of D.C. police, Trump announces he’ll host CBS's Kennedy Center Honors TV broadcast

Trump’s Wednesday announcement had the feel of both an awards reveal and a political rally. Seated in the front row to ...

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.
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White House boasts arrest numbers after Trump’s takeover of DC Police

Authorities also said there will be a "significantly higher national guard presence on the ground" starting Wednesday night.

Trump invokes the Home Rule Act to take control of the Washington, D.C., police. What the act says he can and can't do.

When President Trump announced Monday that he was bringing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control in ...

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 ...
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Trump inflated DC crime stats while seizing short-term control of its police

Police statistics show steep declines in violent crime even as Trump invoked emergency powers over the department ...
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Local officials respond to 47th president’s federal takeover of D.C. police department

President declares national crime emergency in Washington, D.C., deploying National Guard and federalizing police department.

DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes'

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of ...