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

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 ...

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

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) promoted the use of the Insurrection Act against rioters in Los Angeles on Tuesday. This marked the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would invoke the Insurrection Act if he determined there was an insurrection ...

The Insurrection Act allows presidents to deploy the military within the country during unrest. Here's what the law says and ...

Nathan Howard/Reuters On Sunday, Trump was asked by ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott if he is prepared to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act. The last time the act was used was ...

Senator Thune and Speaker Johnson offer no objections to a possible move after the president teased an escalation on Tuesday.

President Trump’s use of the National Guard to respond to protests in California is raising questions about how far he’ll go ...