D.C.’s recently embattled police chief is leaving the District under a cloud of controversy — amid a federal investigation over crime statistics.

Mayor Bowser to discuss 2025's achievements at a public event in SE D.C. and broadcast live for remote viewers.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel announced Monday morning that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith will be ...

Speaking at a press conference, Bowser was asked whether the current situation could mirror the tense standoff five years ago, when she warned that President Donald Trump's potential takeover of the ...

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she won’t be seeking a fourth term. Bowser announced on social media on Nov. 25, 2025. Dr. Omékongo Dibinga, a professor at American University, returns to ...

• DC crackdown: 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 ...

Pamela Smith, the first Black woman police chief to lead D.C.’s Metropolitan PD, has resigned after just two and a half years ...

WASHINGTON — Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year, a decision that came as she has had to confront a federal law ...

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith has issued a statement after announcing Monday that she is stepping down.