For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act

By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Jake Tapper and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security are preparing to send to President Donald Trump about conditions at the southern border, multiple US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN. The Insurrection Act is a 19th-century law th…

For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to send to President Donald Trump about the conditions at the southern border, multiple US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN.

Hegseth and Noem decide on Insurrection Act guidance for Trump: report

Trump issued an order in January declaring a border emergency and requesting a report from Hegseth and Noem within 90 days.

Officials Won’t Recommend Invoking the Insurrection Act

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to send to President Donald Trump about the conditions at the southern border,” CNN reports. “The Insurrection Act is a 19th century law that would allow the president to use active-duty troops within the United States to perform law enforcement f…

'Arbitrary, Outlandish, and Unjustified': Raskin Warns Trump Against Invoking Insurrection Act

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin addresses rumors of Trump potentially invoking the Insurrection Act.

Could Trump invoke Insurrection Act – and what powers would that give him?

Experts debunk claims of Trump declaring martial law, citing legal boundaries and confusion with the Insurrection Act.