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Trump on possibly invoking Insurrection Act around midterms: ‘We’ll see’
A Deranged MAGA Talking Point Threatened to Take Over Memorial Day
Under the new Republican orthodoxy on the events of January 6, online tributes to insurrectionists crowded in on tributes to veterans of Guadalcanal and Omaha Beach.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tells PBS News he believes he's owed tens of millions from DOJ fund
The former leader of the extremist, far-right group that played a major role in the Jan. 6 insurrection says he’s “excited” about the announcement of a $1.776 billion fund for people who believe they are victims of the justice system.
Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60
He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
January 6 protesters seek millions in court for ‘physical and emotional injuries’
Several people who were at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection are suing the police agencies that worked to defend the building that day, asking a federal court to award them millions of dollars in damages for the “physical and emotional injuries” they say were inflicted on them by law enforcement.
Ousted Korean President Yoon Sentenced to Life Over Martial Law
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life in prison over his 2024 martial law declaration that shocked the nation and triggered the country’s most severe political crisis in decades.
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S. On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.” More than a dozen scientists tell The Associated Press that Trump’...
WATCH: Vance says Trump administration doesn't think Insurrection Act is needed 'right now'
Mayor Jacob Frey: Subpoenas to me, fellow officials ‘obviously frivolous’
The subpoenas come as President Trump continues to float the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota.
How Trump turned a January 6 death into the politics of ‘protecting women’
In the wake of the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, President Donald Trump quickly took up the cause of a 35-year-old veteran named Ashli Babbitt.“Who killed Ashli Babbitt?” he asked in a one-sentence statement on July 1, 2021. “An innocent, wonderful, incredible woman, a military wom...
Trump threatens military action in Minneapolis. And, inside his healthcare plan
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to stop protests happening in Minneapolis. And, the president unveils what he calls a new healthcare plan.
Tensions remain high in Minnesota as ACLU files lawsuit and Trump threatens Insurrection Act
Minnesota governor Tim Walz urges president to ‘stop this campaign of retribution’ as he threatens to deploy military
Did a Supreme Court Loss Embolden Trump on the Insurrection Act?
In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers.
Trump using Insurrection Act in Minneapolis would be a huge risk – even by his standards
President Donald Trump has been threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act for a very long time. Dating back to his first term, he has repeatedly floated the rarely invoked law, which gives a president extraordinary powers to dispatch the military to put down domestic unrest.
WATCH LIVE: White House news briefing may address Machado meeting, Insurrection Act threat
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to put down protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors.
Five years later: From the Politics Desk
Plus, previewing the year's upcoming special House elections.
Jan. 6, 2021: Five Years Later : The NPR Politics Podcast
Five years ago, a mob attacked the United States Capitol as lawmakers were working to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. NPR's investigations team has been cataloging and maintaining an archive of documents, videos & court testimony related to the insurrection. We take a look at the aftermath of the events, including how President Trump and his allies are trying to rewrite the history of what happened.Listen to NPR's investigation into what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and investigative correspondent Tom Dreisbach.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
The political divide over January 6 is only deepening five years after the deadly US Capitol attack
Five years after the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the fundamental facts of that day continue to fuel deep divisions that have created dueling political realities.
Supreme Court’s National Guard decision could force new debate over how Trump could use Insurrection Act
The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday blocking President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into American cities is likely to raise a politically fraught debate about the president’s willingness to invoke a 19th century law to deploy the regular military on American soil instead.