The White House says Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of Washington D.C.’s police department.

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

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith spoke to reporters after a meeting Tuesday morning with ...

The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to ...

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough challenges Democratic strategist Symone Sanders, trying to downplay crime in DC in opposition to ...

President Donald Trump's promised law enforcement surge in the nation's capital didn't appear to happen as scheduled on its ...

President Donald Trump announced he is placing the Washington, DC, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, saying the move is ...

He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation’s capital than other cities.