Good morning, it’s Friday, August 15, 2025. Here’s a quick rundown of today’s morning brief: Washington’s police get a new boss as Trump puts the DEA chief in charge, the US Army speeds up 3D printing for drones, and Russia edges forward in Donetsk before the Alaska summit. Germany steps up Ukraine’s air defenses, Mali’s junta jails top generals, and Erik Prince sends contractors to Haiti. In the Middle East, Lebanon rejects foreign meddling, Turkey arms Syria, and Israel faces war crime claims.

—Trump Names DEA Chief as D.C. Police Commissioner in Sweeping Federal Takeover

The Trump administration escalated its federal law enforcement takeover of Washington, D.C., by appointing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chief Terry Cole as “ emergency police commissioner ” with full author

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