Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over protests in Minneapolis – US politics live

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Source: theguardian.com
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over protests in Minneapolis – US politics live

Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says she spoke to Trump about invoking Insurrection Act, saying ‘that certainly is within the president’s constitutional authority’

Donald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.

Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day.

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