A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word “insurrection” more ...

A recent court ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, has led him to consider invoking the Insurrection Act, as he discussed with reporters ...

President Trump on Sunday called the Insurrection Act “the strongest power a president has” after saying earlier this month he was considering invoking it. “We want to have great, crime-free cities.

President Donald Trump suggested numerous times this week that he could invoke the sweeping presidential powers granted by the Insurrection Act "if necessary." "It's been invoked before," Trump told ...

President Donald Trump floated the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act — one of the White House’s most potent emergency powers — once again this week. The centuries-old law enables a ...

President Donald Trump stated he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the military if courts block his use of National Guard troops. The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to ...

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to send the military into cities if courts block his deployment of National Guard troops. “I’d do it if it was ...