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

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,

White House efforts to tighten its grip on the Washington, D.C., police force are prompting pushback from the city’s leaders, escalating tensions as the Trump administration sought to compel Washington’s help with immigration enforcement.

The attorney general’s new order represents a partial retreat for the Trump administration in the face of intense skepticism from a judge over the legality of Bondi’s earlier directive that

Demonstrators around the country protested redistricting plans backed by Trump aimed at bolstering Republicans

Trump has been targeting crime in Washington over the past week, deploying 800 National Guard troops as well as taking control of D.C. police for 30 days.

In a day of policy whiplash, D.C.’s police chief approves limited assistance in federal immigration enforcement, but Trump’s attorney general says a harder line is needed.

Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the rescission of a number of Washington, D.C., policing policies on immigration, declaring “DC’s sanctuary policies no longer apply.” In a series of late Thursday actions,