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Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act. It’s only been done a handful of times in modern history.

By Cheyanne M. Daniels Jun 11, 2025, 12:00 pm37 pts
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 Angeles over raids and deportations of immigrants. Though the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act broadly limits…

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