Breaking news: Bondi tightens Trump’s grip on D.C. police and names “emergency” commissioner
It is the most overt imposition yet by the Justice Department on the city’s police since the takeover.
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Aug. 14, 2025, 11:20 p.m. ET

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Bondi Tightens Trump’s Grip on D.C. Police and Names ‘Emergency’ Commissioner

Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded local Washington policies that restricted the police from helping with immigration enforcement. She also named an “emergency police commissioner,” with “all the powers and duties” invested in the city’s police chief.

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