In January 2026, President Donald Trump made a controversial declaration: he said he might invoke the Insurrection Act, a centuries-old law that gives U.S. presidents the authority to deploy federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Jan. 15, President Donald Trump warned Minnesota leaders that he would invoke the Insurrection Act as tensions continued to ...

President Donald Trump has again threatened to invoke a rarely used 19th Century law, this time to deploy the military to Minneapolis, Minnesota where thousands continue to protest against the large ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump has once again threatened to invoke an 1807 law that would allow military forces to suppress rebellion.

President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act is sparking concern among critics who warn that the law's sweeping powers make it easy to misuse, particularly in moments of domestic unrest. To ...

President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this week, continuing to stoke fear and chaos in a situation his administration created by unleashing lawless, armed ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he might use the Insurrection Act, a law authorizing the president to deploy military forces on U.S. soil, in Minnesota amid escalating tension ...

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the "Insurrection Act" to quell protests over federal immigration raids in the northern US state of Minnesota. The Insurrection Act allows for ...

The 1807 law that President Trump threatened to invoke Thursday to deploy the US military against anti-immigration enforcement rioters in Minnesota was last used in 1992 to stem violence that broke ...

President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send in federal troops as protests unfold in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. "If the corrupt ...

Border Patrol agents deploy tear gas as they clash with residents in a residential neighborhood after a minor traffic accident, January 12, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) ...