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Trump deployed troops to Los Angeles without invoking the Insurrection Act. Can he do that?
Legal scholars say Trump’s memo authorizing the deployment of National Guard and Marines may stretch presidential powers ...
What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about invoking it amid LA protests
Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and recent comments signal more sweeping executive actions are possible. Is ...
What is the Insurrection Act, and what happens if Trump uses it to quell LA protests?
Trump was asked by ABC News if he's prepared to use the 1807 Insurrection Act to curb protests against his immigration ...
Trump invoked Title 10 to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles. Here are the legal issues at play
President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ...
Trump on Insurrection Act: ‘I would certainly invoke it’
President Trump on Tuesday said he would “certainly” invoke the Insurrection Act to respond to the demonstrations on the ...
Photos show National Guard with rifles on ICE enforcement missions
On Tuesday, the X page for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted photos of California National Guardsmen on ...
When have presidents called in the National Guard to quell domestic unrest?
The National Guard was also called during the 1992 L.A. riots and the unrest that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...