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Trump Has Not Ruled Out Invoking Insurrection Act to Deploy National Guard, Vance Says – The New York Times

Trump Has Not Ruled Out Invoking Insurrection Act to Deploy National Guard, Vance Says  The New York Times Where has Trump suggested sending troops? In cities run by Democratic mayors  NPR Invoking the Insurrection Act: Trump’s 2025 Clash Over Troops in U.S. Cities  Military.com How has the Insurrection Act been used? Battling secession, segregation and riots.  USA Today Trump considers invoking Insurrection Act. Can …

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Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

WASHINGTON — White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the U.S. for law enforcement purposes, five people with knowledge of the talks told NBC News. The discussions come as Trump has …

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Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as “training grounds”

Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as “training grounds”

After President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military,” Gov. JB Pritzker said the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove the president from office, saying “there is something genuinely wrong with this man.” “It appears that Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he’s copying tactics of …

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