Weeks before President Donald Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police, the Metropolitan Police Department was hit with accusations of allegedly juking crime stats for more favorable results.

WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

Texas Democrats' act of protest sparked demonstrations across the country and debate in states like California about redistricting that favors Democrats.