The very mention of the Insurrection Act is enough to send a chill down the spine, reviving fears of martial law and the grim specter of a militarized America. It sparks fierce debate and conjures ...

In September 28, 1929, Governor Moody signed a proclamation declaring martial law in Hutchinson County, after the ...

President Donald Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to send the military into cities if courts block his deployment of National Guard troops. “I’d do it if it was necessary. So ...

Is Easter Sunday the start of martial law? On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border and requiring both the Secretary ...

The Big Ideas: What Is History? In South Korea, the collective memory of a pro-democracy uprising inspires a new generation to resist authoritarianism. By Hwang Sok-Yong Hwang Sok-Yong is a South ...

On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed this increasingly heated dispute, and why some members of the court have warned that it ...

Online users shared a rumor claiming U.S. President Donald Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 on April 20, 2025, followed by him declaring martial law. The Insurrection Act grants U.S.

President Donald Trump arrives at a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April ...

However you slice it, President Trump has implemented de facto martial law in the District of Columbia. He declared an emergency, seized control of the 3,100-member Metropolitan Police Department, ...

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Sunday filed for a court warrant to arrest former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's ...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces new charges for allegedly ordering drone flights over North Korea to justify his martial law declaration. The charges have fueled a major political ...

South Koreans are voting for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who is facing rebellion charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law ...