{"id":"fddba4e0-a7b4-4271-bcbc-89b60ac25f25","url":"https://www.axios.com/2026/10/16/trumps-maga-allies-openly-discuss-martial-law","domain":"axios.com","outlet":{"name":"Axios","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Trump's MAGA allies openly discuss martial law","plainHeadline":"MAGA activists push for martial law if elections are rigged, via Trump.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["MAGA activists discuss extraordinary measures, including martial law, if midterms are rigged.","Tina Peters, recently released after a Colorado election-crime case, met Trump this month.","Ticktin says there would have to be martial law if another rigged election occurred.","Peters promotes hand-marked paper ballots and manual recounts as part of her plan.","Experts warn that emergency powers cannot override constitutional or state election laws."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T09:00:09.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T09:17:41.511Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/69a1dd7f-b2de-4345-b2e8-883798d89c31","storyId":"69a1dd7f-b2de-4345-b2e8-883798d89c31","image":"https://images.axios.com/JaVCDuGWUGHKhjOnnrzsSTUYA4M=/0x0:1920x1080/1366x768/2026/10/13/1791926380308.jpeg","author":"Brittany Gibson","dek":"MAGA activists are pushing for President Trump to resort to extraordinary measures — including martial law — if they believe the midterm elections are \"rigged.\" Why it matters: Some of the proposals go far beyond Trump's legal authority — and there's no evidence that the elections will be rigged."}