What is the Insurrection Act, and what happens if Trump uses it to quell LA protests?

What is the Insurrection Act, and what happens if Trump uses it to quell LA protests?

Protests in Los Angeles are entering their fourth day over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. President Donald Trump, over the weekend, called protesters “violent, insurrectionist mobs” after he deployed the National Guard despite objections from California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The escalatory step is prompting a host of legal questions, including how far Trump is … Read more

Posse Comitatus Act at center of Trump-Newsom National Guard dispute in LA

Posse Comitatus Act at center of Trump-Newsom National Guard dispute in LA

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are clashing over the deployment of the National Guard amid ongoing Los Angeles riots with different interpretations of the 1878 law that governs the use of the military to enforce the law domestically. The Posse Comitatus Act was signed … Read more