The Latest: Bondi names DEA head ‘emergency police commissioner’ amid Trump’s takeover of DC police Updated 26 mins ago Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner." She says she is granting him the powers of the police chief and that the Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders. The Thursday evening directive follows President Donald Trump’s unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the D.C. police department and dispatch the National Guard for at least a month. The White House says there will be a round-the-clock presence of local and federal law enforcement officers in the nation's capital.

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