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Ulysses S. Grant and the Insurrection Act

Ulysses S. Grant's use of the Insurrection Act to deploy troops and federalize state forces against the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era.

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How did Ulysses S. Grant use the Insurrection Act during Reconstruction, and what legal changes followed?

Ulysses S. Grant repeatedly relied on the Insurrection Act and related federal powers in the early 1870s to deploy troops and federalize state forces against violent white-supremacist organizations—mo...

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Has any credible news outlet reported an arrest of a sitting U.S. president in U.S. history?

Yes — mainstream, credible news outlets have reported that a sitting U.S. president was arrested: multiple recent accounts describe newspaper and institutional reporting that President Ulysses S. Gran...