The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.

President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to make Washington "crime-free" as he spoke at the Kennedy Center."We're going to be essentially crime-free. This is going to be a beacon, and it's going to also serve as an example of what can be done,