Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister has withdrawn as nominee for the head of the DEA. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Chronister, the top law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County, Florida, said in a post on X that he was backing away from the opportunity, which he called “the honor of a lifetime" NBC Universal, ...

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect ...