Politics Jan 22 WATCH: Vance says Trump administration doesn't think Insurrection Act is needed 'right now' By Associated Press
Politics Jan 22 AP report: Army orders military police to get ready for possible Minneapolis deployment The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown. By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Nation Jan 18 Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday. By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Nation Jan 15 Watch 5:52 Explaining the Insurrection Act's powers as Trump threatens to use it 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 help us understand what’s at stake, Geoff Bennett… By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics Jan 15 Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to put down protests in Minneapolis President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors. By Steve Karnowski, Hallie Golden, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Oct 27 What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about using it By Genesis Magpayo Experts told PBS News that worries about the Insurrection Act arise from legal uncertainty about how it can be applied. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:40 Examining the push to reform the Insurrection Act By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan A bipartisan group of former senior officials are urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the U.S. military within the country through a provision in the centuries-old Insurrection Act. Harvard Law School's Jack Goldsmith,… Continue watching
Mar 04 Read the Supreme Court ruling keeping Trump on the 2024 presidential ballot By Dan Cooney The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. Continue reading
Dec 27 Michigan Supreme Court decides Trump will stay on state primary ballot for 2024 By Corey Williams, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 6:02 How Trump sees a 2nd term as a chance to promote loyalists and punish critics By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman With the presidential election just under a year away, former President Donald Trump is already preparing for what he’d do if he returns to the White House. Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post joins Geoff Bennett to discuss his reporting… Continue watching