GOP senators try to talk Trump down from invoking Insurrection Act in Minneapolis

Jan 16, 2026 - 14:00
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GOP senators try to talk Trump down from invoking Insurrection Act in Minneapolis
Republican senators are trying to put the brakes on talk of invoking the Insurrection Act to quell angry protests against immigration officers in Minneapolis after one fatally shot a 37-year-old mother of three, Renee Good. Invoking the law, which was last updated in 1874, would allow President Trump to mobilize active-duty troops or federalized National…