Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders,

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday evening ordered DC’s mayor and police department to accept Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, as the district’s “emergency police commissioner” and give him full control of the department during the federal takeover — quickly drawing rebukes from the district’s mayor and attorney general,

The Republican governors of Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia have ordered hundreds of National Guard troops to the nation's capital.

A Washington, D.C., man faces federal charges after throwing a sandwich at a CBP agent amid Trump's federal control of D.C. police.

AG Pam Bondi has backed off her initial order to take over DC police, following pushback from Democratic lawmakers and DC residents. Meanwhile, President Trump continues his threats to go after other democratically run cities.