President Donald Trump is seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
The Insurrection Act, an 1807 law, has not been invoked since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
The order allows the president to deploy the military to suppress rebellions and enforce federal laws. If invoked, it would grant Trump the authority to federalize the National Guard and deploy active duty forces to restore order. It would temporarily override the Posse Comitatus Act, which normally restricts the use of the military for domestic law enforcement.
TRUMP FLOATS USING INSURRECTION ACT TO COMBAT CHICAGO CRIME
A Border Patrol Tactical Unit agent sprays pepper spray into the face of a protester attempting to block an immigration officer’s vehicle in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 7, 2026. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
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Protests in Minnesota continued on Wednesday after the latest shooting, with demonstrators using horns and whistles and officers deploying tear gas and pepper balls.
Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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