Bondi Retreats From Police Takeover Order, Allows D.C. Chief to Stay in Command

WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after ordering a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has reversed course, issuing a new directive that keeps Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith in her role as top officer. The about-face came Friday after attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and…

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb speaks in 2023

National Guard Deployed to D.C. Under Trump’s Anti-Crime Order

Troops Arrive to Support Local Law Enforcement WASHINGTON — National Guard troops began arriving at the D.C. Armory on Tuesday to carry out President Donald Trump’s directive to combat crime in the nation’s capital. The deployment, ordered on Monday, involves approximately 800 soldiers mobilized by the Army to assist local law enforcement operations. Guard members,…

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Gold Prices Steady as Traders Await Clarity on Trump’s No-Tariff Pledge

Gold prices held their ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump assured that bullion imports would not face U.S. tariffs — a statement that calmed some market jitters but left traders seeking formal confirmation. The lack of clarity comes after a surprise federal ruling last week that sent shockwaves through the precious metals market….

Gold Prices Steady as Traders Await Clarity on Trump’s No-Tariff Pledge

Trump Invokes Home Rule Act to Seize Control of D.C. Police — Here’s What He Can and Can’t Do

President Donald Trump on Monday placed Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under federal control, citing what he described as “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor” in the nation’s capital. In an executive order, Trump invoked Section 740 of the 1973 District of Columbia Home Rule Act—a rarely used provision allowing the president to take charge…

Trump invokes the Home Rule Act to take control of the Washington, D.C., police. What the act says he can and can't do