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Trumpâs aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities
The left sees President Donald Trumpâs attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy.
A traffic checkpoint set up by Washington, DC, police and federal agents drew community outrage on Wednesday night as President Donald Trumpâs takeover of the cityâs police entered its third night.
President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under federal control.
Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a source.
Small groups of federal agents gathered throughout Washington, DC, on Thursday night to clear out homeless encampments as part of President Donald Trumpâs takeover of law enforcement in the nationâs capital.
Attorney General Pam Bondi rolled back several policies that previously curtailed officersâ ability to work with federal immigration agents.
Also, Washington officials are reacting to Attorney General Pam Bondi's order Thursday evening designating the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole as "Emergency Police Commissioner" -- a role that would have him assuming assuming "all the powers and duties" vested in the Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith.
Fear and confusion are spreading within Washington, DCâs homeless population at the start of President Donald Trumpâs crackdown on encampments.
Analysts say they see âa weird degreeâ of federal involvement in the day-to-day criminal justice apparatus of the District of Columbia.
Trump's crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., cuts gun permit processing time from months to just five days through streamlined concealed carry and firearm registration.