The Needle: White House Will Scrutinize Smithsonian Exhibitions, Confusion Over Who Runs MPD, and Homeless People Could Be Jailed

• What do you mean, ‘what do you mean?’: There is still some confusion about who, exactly, is in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department. Asked Tuesday for the chain of command, MPD Chief Pamela Smith responded, “What do you mean?” But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the command structure with the president at the top, then the U.S. attorney general, and then DEA Administrator Terry Cole, who Leavitt said “is in charge of” MPD. Minus one point for mixed messages. -1 [Post] • That won’t work: Human beings experiencing homelessness in D.C. could be sent to jail if they refuse shelter and treatment, according to Leavitt, who smiled as she praised U.S. Park Police for removing 70 encampments since March and announced that the two remaining in federal parks in D.C.