The development came after Washington D.C.'s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered D.C.'s mayor and police department to accept Terry Cole, the head of the DEA, as the district's emergency police commissioner. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser posted a letter Thursday saying the order is illegal.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that DEA Administrator Terrence Cole will temporarily serve as the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner."

A standoff over the Trump administration’s push to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital appeared to near a resolution after the Trump administration agreed to let Washington DC’s police chief remain in charge of her department.

The Trump administration on Friday appeared to back off of its attempt to install a new “emergency” head of the Washington police force after local officials challenged the move in federal court. The Justice Department identified Terry Cole,

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named DEA chief Terry Cole "emergency police commissioner" for Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump's takeover of the city's police force. Mayor Muriel Bowser has protested the move,