Editorial photo #12647617 Social Issue

Protest At DC Police Headquarters

Demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Courts of the District of Columbia Circuit after marching from the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2025. The demonstrators are protesting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's order to turn over control of the department to a federal administrator and encouraging MPD Police Chief Pam Smith not to follow the directive, following President Donald Trump's invoking of section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying over 800 National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. (Photo by Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12647617
Date taken: 15 August 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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