Politics

Announcement invoked section of District of Columbia Home Rule Act that grants him power to temporarily seize control of city's police department

Local officials immediately criticized president's actions

Brian Schwalb called them unprecedented unnecessary and unlawful

His office will do what's necessary to protect rights and safety of District residents

Mr Trump's most recent threats came after member of Department of Government Efficiency reported being beaten in attempted carjacking

He sought to lay out even darker version of city overrun by violent crime and anarchy

He was temporarily taking control of city's police department

He was deploying 800 National Guard troops to fight crime

President painted a dystopian picture of Washington

Attorney General Pam Bondi would oversee federal takeover of capital's Metropolitan Police Department

Takeover was intended to last 30 days

Authorities have been tightening grip on foreign-based apps after limiting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls last August and blocking Apple's FaceTime in December

He was forced out of VK under pressure from officials

Durov has previously clashed with Russian authorities

Laws require companies to store Russian users' data inside country and to prevent platforms from being used for criminal or terrorist activity

Musalia Mudavadi said he is planning to visit Moscow to emphasize that this is something that needs to be arrested

EU has begun work on sustainable peace plan that might force Moscow's hand

Men were promised lucrative employment contracts

Government continues to warn citizens not to fall for such scams

The Ukrainian military is not the issue but Russia and its defense expenditure