U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole were both given authority over the MPD by Trump. Bondi was asked to "take command" of the department, while Cole was appointed as its interim federal commissioner.

The federal government takes control of Washington DC police operations as DEA Administrator Terry Cole seeks to enforce immigration compliance and reduce crime.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

In a declaration as a part of the D.C. attorney general's lawsuit against the Trump administration, Police Chief Pamela Smith criticizes the federal takeover.

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

President Trump on Monday tapped Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to lead the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department. On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Cole would serve as “emergency police commissioner” of the nation’s capital amid the president’s deployment of National Guard soldiers and federal agents.

The position will give Cole the same authority as Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, who reports directly to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Terry Cole, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as "emergency police commissioner" of Washington, D.C. The designation gives Cole the powers and responsibilities of the chief of police,