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January 16, 2026
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as posted by the channelPresident Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota as protests against ICE grow following the shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE agent. The Insurrection Act is a law that allows the president to deploy the military to take part in law enforcement activity. Connell McShane breaks it down.
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