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Van Hollen predicts Congress will not let Trump keep control of D.C. police

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen believes his Republican colleagues will not allow President Donald Trump to keep the ...
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District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department - C-SPAN.org

Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2013 News Conference.

DC police accused of downplaying violent crimes to make stats look more favorable: ‘Completely agree’ with Trump

At least one high-ranking officer has been suspended so far over the disturbing allegations, which the DC Police Union has ...

Explainer: Can Trump take control of Washington's police?

The District of Columbia's attorney general sued Donald Trump on Friday in a bid to impede his attempted takeover of ...
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District, federal government agree MPD chief maintains control of force

Following earlier orders from President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directing Drug Enforcement ...

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

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as ...
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D.C. Settles Police Officer’s Lawsuit Charging Its Crime Statistics Are Deliberately Understated

A former MPD sergeant claims that top officials sought to ‘downgrade crimes in order to make crime look like it was less than ...

After DC Crime Crackdown, Trump's Vow To 'Take Back' Other Cities Draws Pushback From Democrats

Trump on Monday deployed 800 members of the District of Columbia National Guard to assist in law enforcement in DC.