The White House has backed off plans for a full takeover of the D.C. police force and will allow for the city’s police chief to remain in charge after a judge indicated they would block the move.

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new order Friday giving control of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department back to Chief Pamela Smith, but would still require the city to answer to the Trump administration for the time being.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes refused to block Trump's takeover of DC police but said federal changes in policing must go through the mayor.

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

Washington, D.C.’s attorney general calls administration’s actions ‘gravest threat’ to district’s self-governance

Protesters in Washington, D.C., chanted “Trump must go now” and “Free D.C.” as they walked from Dupont Circle to the White House Saturday afternoon, passing several police officers as well as National Guard troops.

In an unprecedented move, President DonaldTrump has taken over the DC Police Department. GOP strategist, Colin Reed, and Democratic strategist, Ashwani Jain join Capitol Review this week and react to the takeover and what we can expect to see from the Trump Administration and DC leaders.

A crowd of protesters marched from Washington, D.C.’s, Dupont Circle to the front of the White House on Saturday, as part of a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump’s orders to federalize the D.

Eric's mother, Tamara Jachym, told Fox News Digital she thinks Trump's federalization of the DC police department 'needs to be done.'