Nicole Brown Chau is a deputy managing editor for CBSNews.com. She writes and edits national news, health stories, explainers and more. The March 15 order was upheld by a federal appeals court on ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled he is open to invoking the Insurrection Act, a law from 1807 that allows the president to deploy the military in the United States. Earlier this month, ...

This blog was updated on March 26, 2025. Even before President Donald Trump took office, he repeatedly used “invasion” rhetoric to divide our communities and advance an anti-immigrant agenda. Last ...

President Donald Trump suggested numerous times this week that he could invoke the sweeping presidential powers granted by the Insurrection Act "if necessary." "It's been invoked before," Trump told ...

President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 – a wartime law – to deport hundreds of people while the U.S. isn't at war should concern every single American, argues the CEO of a nonprofit ...

The former president’s vision of using the military to enforce the law domestically would carry profound implications for civil liberties. Former President Donald J. Trump has made clear that he ...