Three of the four acts expired shortly after they were signed into law in the late 1700s. One remains active-and it's been at the center of constitutional debates ever since.

President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people ...

President Donald Trump accused several Democratic lawmakers of sedition for telling service members they can refuse unlawful orders. The lawmakers, including Sen. Mark Kelly, released a video ...

The conflict between a group of Democratic lawmaker veterans and President Donald Trump has now become a federal investigation after the president called their message to U.S. military members to ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, following President Donald Trump’s lead, has accused six members of Congress who correctly stated U.S. law about service members carrying out illegal orders of “sedition ...

President Trump doubled down on his claim that a group of Democratic lawmakers with backgrounds in military or intelligence service have committed sedition by encouraging service members to defy ...

After Democratic lawmakers who are military and intelligence agency veterans posted a video urging U.S. service members not to carry out illegal orders, President Donald Trump attacked the lawmakers ...

After six Democratic lawmakers released a video encouraging active members of the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders,” as they are required by law, many right-wing media ...