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D.C. Mayor Leads Pushback Against Appointment of Terry Cole

The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA administrator as 'emergency' D.C. police chief

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back on the order, saying "there is no statute that conveys the District’s personnel ...

US attorney general names DEA boss Cole as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug ...

Who is Terry Cole, the DEA boss now tasked with overseeing D.C. police?

Terry Cole, the newly sworn-in head of the DEA, is now tasked with leading the federal takeover of D.C. police under the Trump administration.

Attorney General Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

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DEA head says phone calls are coming from 'all over the country’ from fed agents wanting to help in DC

DEA head Terry Cole outlined the “unified effort" to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. after Trump declared a federal takeover ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA chief as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

"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.

Trump's 'takeover' of Washington DC police to be 'scaled back' after agreement with White House

Under the agreement, Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police will go back under the chairmanship of Pamela Smith, effectively ...