Washington Post
• Dan Lamothe
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops, including Alaska's 11th Airborne, for possible Minnesota deployment after Insurrection Act threat
The Pentagon has placed about 1,500 soldiers, including elements of the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Alaska, on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota after President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act, defense officials said. Troops have been moved to a ready posture pending further orders.
