President Donald Trump is once again testing the limits of presidential power, this time with a push to expand the use of the US military both abroad and potentially on American soil. His latest remarks, paired with a presidential memo, suggest he is laying the groundwork for troop deployments inside US cities and overseas operations against drug cartels.

What we know so far

Earlier this week, Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of top generals at the Marine base in Quantico. The event, which combined military pageantry with sharp political overtones, has drawn scrutiny because of the administration’s evolving stance on military involvement in domestic affairs.

A presidential memo released shortly before the speech asserted that the United States is at war with d

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