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The difference between the Insurrection Act and martial law
Federal and state officials have declared martial law 68 times in the past, such as in Hawaii following the Japanese attack ...
Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act. It’s only been done a handful of times in modern history.
President Donald Trump has said he may invoke the Insurrection Act, a law that grants the president the authority to deploy the U.S. military on American soil, as protests and unrest continue in Los ...
Trump officials quietly discuss moves in LA that avoid invoking Insurrection Act, but it’s not off the table
President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have repeatedly used the word “insurrection” to describe the protests in Los ...
Tom Cotton endorses use of Insurrection Act in California to quell rioters
This marked the second time since 2020 that Cotton has called for using the 1807 law that gives the president authority to mobilize the military in the U.S.
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Republicans in Congress Preemptively Back Trump’s Potential Invocation of the 19th-Century Insurrection Act
Senator Thune and Speaker Johnson offer no objections to a possible move after the president teased an escalation on Tuesday.
In deploying National Guard, Trump critics see ‘run around’ of Insurrection Act
President Trump’s use of the National Guard to respond to protests in California is raising questions about how far he’ll go ...
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Bondi pressed over Trump’s Insurrection Act claims
Attorney General Pam Bondi faced criticism from the press Wednesday morning regarding the Insurrection Act and whether the ...