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Insurrection Act
October 7, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Ignores Crucial Question on Insurrection Act in Chicago
Donald Trump has a plan to ignore judges who rule against him.
June 10, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pentagon Rushes to Create New Rules as Trump Sends Marines to L.A.
The Pentagon didn’t have guidance for sending troops to a major American city.
June 10, 2025
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump’s Threats to Unleash Troops Just Took a Darker Turn
A former federal prosecutor takes us through Trump’s decisions to send troops into Los Angeles, why the moves are growing increasingly lawless, and why it all bodes badly for what’s coming next.
June 10, 2025
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
“Disturbing”: Trump’s Threats to Use Troops in Cities Just Got Darker
As Trump’s talk about unleashing the military on American streets grows more menacing in its specifics, a former federal prosecutor explains why his moves are increasingly lawless—and how he can be stopped.
June 9, 2025
Michael Tomasky
Would Trump and Hegseth Have Protesters Be Shot? See What They’ve Said
The weekend’s events in Los Angeles bring us face-to-face with a possible reality that until this year seemed unimaginable in the United States.
May 16, 2024
Magazine
Rosa Brooks
The Liberal Fantasy Is Just That
On the military in a fascist America
August 2, 2023
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Team Trump Was Prepared to Use the Military to Stay in Power
Trump’s third indictment spells out how his team considered using the Insurrection Act to quash protests after a stolen election.
November 10, 2022
Alex Thomas
Democrats Have Two Months to Trump-Proof the Presidency
With the party likely to cede the House—if not the Senate—to the GOP, meaningful steps to limit some of the executive branch’s power must be taken during the lame-duck session.
May 2, 2022
Maya Wiley
How Trump Dangerously Turned an Old Law on Its Head—and What Congress Must Do About It
The Insurrection Act was written and amended to protect law and order. Trumpworld tried to use it to subvert law and order—and will do so again.
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