Trump considers invoking Insurrection Act amid escalating tensions
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White House officials are seriously discussing invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used law allowing the deployment of active-duty troops for law enforcement, amid ongoing protests and legal challenges, but no decision has been made yet, with the administration preferring to exhaust other options first.
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- Why Trump hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act yet Politico
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