President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have repeatedly used the word “insurrection” to describe the protests in Los Angeles.

Trump deployed National Guard troops and Marines to L.A. in response to protests. The Insurrection Act would allow him to use troops more broadly.

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.

At least 300 National Guard troops have been deployed to Los Angeles, and the president has not ruled out whether he will invoke the Insurrection Act.

Federal and state officials have declared martial law 68 times in the past, such as in Hawaii following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Legal scholars say Trump’s memo authorizing the deployment of National Guard and Marines may stretch presidential powers beyond their limits

Legal experts regard the act as a major exception to the law that generally forbids the use of the military for domestic law enforcement. By Christine Hauser and William Lamb President Trump said ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced criticism from the press Wednesday morning regarding the Insurrection Act and whether the Trump administration would invoke it against protesters. “What is the bar for invoking the Insurrection Act,