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Trump news at a glance: Insurrection Act on the cards, says Vance, as president touts peace in the Middle East

US vice president JD Vance responds to a question from the news media during an appearance at the White House on 01 October 2025.
US vice president JD Vance responds to a question from the news media during an appearance at the White House on 01 October 2025. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA

The Trump administration is considering ways to invoke emergency powers, including utilising the Insurrection Act of 1807, which would allow president Donald Trump to deploy troops on US soil in the event of major unrest.

Despite legal pushback, vice-president JD Vance has confirmed the White is seriously considering the idea. “The president’s looking at all of his options,” he told NBC’s News’s Meet the Press on Sunday, adding that “we are talking about this because crime has gotten out of control in our cities”.

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