Trump could avoid that issue by instead relying on the Insurrection Act, which on its face gives the president alarmingly broad authority to deploy active-duty military personnel as well as ...

It seems clear that Trump is attempting to tighten his authoritarian vise grip on the American people, and the nation’s ...

Military. Whether or Not Trump Invokes It, the Insurrection Act Is Antiquated and Dangerously Broad On its face, the law gives the president sweeping authority to deploy the military in response ...

In sending the California National Guard, Trump did not cite the 1807 Insurrection Act, which allows the president to deploy military personnel on U.S. soil without the consent of a state.

It is stunning that the Ninth Circuit paid no attention to U.S. history and how rare it is for a president to federalize a ...

White House aides drafted a proclamation during Trump’s first term in 2020 to invoke the Insurrection Act in case Trump wanted to deploy active-duty troops to Washington, D.C., to respond to ...

Trump has been coy so far about his intentions, saying of the act from the Oval Office this week: “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see.” What would that mean ...

And once the president invokes the Insurrection Act, ... What does all of this tell you about how the president views the ... "There's No Going Back" Once Trump Invokes The Insurrection Act, ...

Trump has been coy so far about his intentions, saying of the act from the Oval Office this week: “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see.” Trending Stories ...

While shocking, it is unfortunately not surprising: Trump regrets not having invoked the act to respond to protests in 2020, having been talked down by the “adults” in his administration.

While the Insurrection Act itself seems to impose few constraints on the president, it is notable that Trump did not invoke it on June 7, when he instructed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to ...