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

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Trump was asked by ABC News if he's prepared to use the 1807 Insurrection Act to curb protests against his immigration crackdown in Los Angeles. His answer: "It depends." ...

Whether our institutions can withstand this assault may determine whether American democracy emerges from this crisis intact.

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President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ...

Trump's effort to use the military to quell protests received pushback for his staff during his first administration. Now ...

President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have repeatedly used the word “insurrection” to describe the protests in Los ...

President Trump’s deployment of more than 700 Marines to Los Angeles—following ICE raids and mass protests—has ignited a ...

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By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage writes about presidential power and legal ... Act, it is normally illegal to use federal troops on domestic soil for policing purposes. But an 1807 law, the ...

President Donald Trump arrives at a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday ...