He’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. At the agency, he worked in Oklahoma, New York and Washington. He spent time overseas in Colombia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The agency said he fought drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations.

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’s top prosecutor is taking the White House to court over what he calls a “hostile” takeover of the city’s police department. The lawsuit, filed Friday by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb,

In a declaration as a part of the D.C. attorney general's lawsuit against the Trump administration, Police Chief Pamela Smith criticizes the federal takeover.

President Trump on Monday tapped Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to lead the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department. On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Cole would serve as “emergency police commissioner” of the nation’s capital amid the president’s deployment of National Guard soldiers and federal agents.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Terry Cole, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as "emergency police commissioner" of Washington, D.C. The designation gives Cole the powers and responsibilities of the chief of police,