Among the many grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence, few are as often overlooked today as the complaint about quartering troops: "For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." ...

Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, ...

The military's active-duty end strength would grow by about 26,000 troops next year under plans being considered in the House ...

This law was passed after Reconstruction, when federal troops remained stationed in the South. Congress acted to ensure that military force would not be used to influence civil governance.

Can President Trump use the military to enforce the law? It's complicated. | Opinion US presidents from George Washington to Dwight Eisenhower have used powers granted by Congress — but they did ...

President Donald Trump began deploying thousands of troops on June 7 to respond to protests against federal immigration raids in the region.

A federal judge asked for briefings from both sides on whether the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from conducting civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil, is being violated in Los Angeles.

If you've seen any clips going viral from the event, you've likely noticed that many soldiers were marching out of sync with one another, or generally appeared to have pretty low energy, certainly ...

The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be ...

American leaders have long made clear that the U.S. military does not engage in civil policing. Trump’s recent use of troops within the U.S. is seen as far outside the bounds of what previous ...

The drafters of the U.S. Constitution were suspicious of standing armies and sought to limit the use of the military in civilian affairs.