Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?
- Posted on January 15, 2026
- By NPR
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Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?
As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.
