A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

WASHINGTON — White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump’s invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the United States for law enforcement purposes, five people with knowledge of the talks told NBC News.

  • GuyFawkes@midwest.socialEnglish
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    4 days ago

    My biggest concern with that is that the GOP is ruling like they already know they won’t be held to account in the next election. If the fix is already in we’re better off acting quickly rather than allowing them to continue to consolidate power.