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What actions is President Trump considering regarding the Insurrection Act?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump is considering using the rarely used 1807 Insurrection Act after courts blocked his deployments of National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
Two courts blocked Trump's deployment of National Guard troops last week, one in Oregon and the other in Illinois. When asked on NBC News if the Insurrection Act is on the table, Vice President J.D. Vance said, The president's looking at all of his options. Right now he hasn't felt he needed to. But we have to remember, why are we talking about this, Kristen?
Because crime has gotten out of control in our cities. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker tells ABC News Trump can't use the Insurrection Act because there's no rebellion.
If the Constitution means anything, the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked to send them in because they want to fight crime.
Violent crime has fallen in Chicago, but the city still averages more than one homicide a day. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
The U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is now in its third day. The Israeli hostages are expected to be released by midday tomorrow. Aaron David Miller is with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He's been a peace negotiator for several American administrations. He says this is not a permanent peace agreement, but it could lead to peace.
have participated in these negotiations for the better part of 20 plus years, mostly, we failed. Look, this is not a peace agreement. It is not even an acceptable end to the Israeli Hamas war in Gaza.
Assuming the presidential leadership that Trump has demonstrated continues, it offers the first break in two years of a parade of horrors that Israelis and Palestinians have visited upon one another. And it could, it actually could lead to an end to the war in Gaza.
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