Mr. Trump has also asserted federal control over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, drawing pushback from local politicians who argued the move was a threat to the city's autonomy. Last week, the Justice Department backed down from an attempt to name an emergency local police chief following a lawsuit from D.C. officials.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data.

A 19-year-old is critically injured after a shooting in Walnut Park West, with suspects detained and an ongoing investigation by St. Louis police.

The inquiry into whether data was manipulated to make crime rates seem lower is being run out of the office of the U.S. attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro.

President Donald Trump said he will go out on patrol with Washington, D.C., Metro Police on Thursday night amid his federal crackdown on crime in the district.

The MPDC has set a juvenile curfew in the U Street corridor to enhance public safety, affecting those 17 and under from August 21-24, between 8-11 p.m.

That comes after D.C. sued the Trump administration last week, and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi backed off her attempt to give Terry Cole, the administrator of the DEA, authority over the Metropolitan Police Department. Cole is now a liaison who delivers requests to MPD.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue