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,

The federal government takes control of Washington DC police operations as DEA Administrator Terry Cole seeks to enforce immigration compliance and reduce crime.

The District of Columbia government has given thousands of dollars in grant money meant to combat gun violence to an array of social justice causes.

Police are currently on the scene in Northeast D.C., where a person in crisis has barricaded herself inside a vehicle.

Washington, D.C. is one of very few American cities to see a drop in August dining reservations compared to last year, according to OpenTable. Prior to Trump’s police takeover, D.C. had improved in reservation numbers for 11 consecutive months on a year-over-year basis, according to WUSA.

Trump administration reports 465 total arrests and 68 guns seized in Washington D.C. federal policing operation, with nearly half occurring in high-crime areas.

Three US Republican-led states deployed hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, DC, marking a significant escalation of federal law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital.

On Aug. 11, President Donald J. Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital and vowed to make streets there safe again.