Federal and state officials have declared martial law 68 times in the past, such as in Hawaii following the Japanese attack ...

Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and recent comments signal more sweeping executive actions are possible. Is the Insurrection Act one of them?

What is the Insurrection Act, and what happens if Trump uses it to quell LA protests? Trump bypassed Gov. Gavin Newsom to deploy National Guard troops to the city.

Trump deadline on Insurrection Act looms The law, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem could recommend Sunday, would allow the president to use ...

The Insurrection Act is not one piece of legislation; rather, it is the combination of a series of laws enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871 that specifically address utilizing the military ...

A report assessing the U.S.-Mexico border situation and potentially recommending invoking the Insurrection Act is due to President Trump. The report, ordered by President Trump in January, is a ...

Whether or not Trump invokes it, the law gives the president sweeping authority to deploy the military in response to domestic disorder.

(The Center Square) - Responding to concerns that President Donald Trump could use the Insurrection Act to deploy troops domestically, Congressman Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., introduced a bill to limit ...

Social media posts predicted President Donald Trump will declare martial law April 20, but they appeared to conflate it with the Insurrection Act of 1807, ...

President Donald Trump ordered a report on the U.S. southern border that may or may not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act.

Invoking the Insurrection Act would not create what is commonly understood as martial law, legal experts said.