Overview

• Vice-President J.D. Vance said on NBC’s Meet the Press that the president is considering all options, including invoking the Insurrection Act, while noting it has not been used so far.
• President Trump has signaled willingness to invoke the law if necessary, saying, “If I had to enact it, I would do that,” after aides discussed the option in recent days, according to NBC reporting cited by HuffPost.
• Federal courts have blocked street deployments in Oregon and Illinois, and an appeals court on Saturday allowed federalized Guard troops to remain in Illinois but not to deploy pending further review.
• A Chicago judge questioned the factual basis for an emergency, saying she saw no credible evidence of a danger of rebellion, as Texas and California Guard units sent to Illinois remain barred from street operations under a temporary order.
• Vance framed the potential move as a response to crime, a rationale disputed by local leaders who cite recent declines in Chicago’s violent crime and oppose bringing the Guard into the city.