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

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." ...

President Trump is sending the National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom by invoking rarely used ...

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

President Trump has long mused about sending the military to crush protests in blue-state cities. He is now using troops in ...

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

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

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

Not surprisingly, the post has drawn widespread attention and criticism, for obvious reasons, given its implications ... the use of the Insurrection Act pushed the limits of legal authority.

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 ...

Currently, there are discussions circulating that President Donald Trump may plan to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 ... and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers.

A report assessing the U.S.-Mexico border situation and potentially recommending invoking the Insurrection Act is due to President ... and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military ...