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How Trump Could Deploy the Military on U.S. Soil: Sen. Adam Schiff advances legislation to stop him - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
Sen. Adam Schiff explains how Trump is currently reviewing a high-stakes recommendation on whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807. This obscure, over 200-year-old law gives the President the authority to deploy active-duty U.S. military forces domestically—a move rarely utilized in modern American history.
While the exact content of the report submitted by the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security is unknown, White House discussions about activating the Act for border enforcement are underway. - 10/23/2025.