Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Terry Cole, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as Washington's emergency police commissioner, granting him the powers of police chief. This follows President Donald Trump's decision to take control of the city's police department, a move that shifts authority away from local officials. Cole, who has over three decades of law enforcement experience, including 22 years at the Drug Enforcement Administration, will now oversee all police directives in the city. Bondi also rescinded recent policies limiting cooperation with immigration authorities, stating that all new orders must receive Cole's approval. The implications for the current police chief, Pamela Smith, remain unclear as Cole assumes leadership.